England vs South Africa: No panic for SA captain Dean Elgar, but tough decisions to be made ahead of third Test

The tourists were bowled out for 151 and 179 and lost inside three days, which followed their own innings and 12 run win at in the first Test at Lord’s last week. With the deciding fixture at The Oval starting on Sept. 8, there is plenty of time for reflection. "You can go into panic mode when these things happen, but the coach (Mark Boucher) and I are not those types of guys," Elgar said. "We are here to win a Test series and we're still in a position to do that."

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Elgar chose to bat first under overcast Manchester skies on day one and England’s seamers exploited the conditions superbly. "First innings runs stabilises your game. If you score 300 plus you are giving yourself the best chance of winning," he said. "We only scored half of that and had to play catch-up cricket. "If you look at the first Test, England’s batting in the first innings let them down. It was the same for us in this Test. "When you are ahead like that you put your foot on the opponent’s throat and keep it there. That’s Test cricket, you are playing against the best in the world." Elgar confirmed there would be some forthright discussions in the wake of the defeat, especially with the middle order batsmen.

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Victory by an innings and 85 runs, with more than two days to spare, brought England level in this three-match series at 1-1, following South Africa almost as dominant innings-and-12-run triumph at Lord's last week.

Rassie van der Dussen is already ruled out