He did extract a couple of top edged pulls/hooks, but in both cases the ball flew with the wind over the boundary. You might think that if they were planning the short pitched attack they'd take into account the way the wind is blowing, though admittedly it does make it difficult that SA have a LH/RH combination.
I would be terrified... imagine becoming known as Patel`s bunny.
Yeah you're welcome Saffers
He's only 33 though. Have seen guys bounce back from that for one last hurrah
He looks shot though, and a leg stump half volley is now a genuine wicket taking delivery to him. Cook would still be the first to go but Amla needs run asap.
Something seems wrong with his balance... he looks good and the falls over suddenly and hits the ball in the air.
Saving him for the second innings.
I think the most obvious answer to this is that Kane just isn't that flash as a captain.
It is in the sense that SA were under a lot of pressure, but the Basin invariably flattens out into a paradise for batting by lunch of day 2. Conditions really are very easy out there, but fair play to these two for not making any mistakes (unlike NZ who threw away a strong position yesterday evening).
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