Broad tore through South Africa’s top order at the Wanderers on Saturday, claiming 5-1 from 31 balls in a sensational period after lunch and finishing with figures of 6-17 as the Proteas were skittled for 83 in their second innings.
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And as for Broad: “It’s a privilege to captain him”.
“It’s one of those days we will look back on for a long time”.
England are 2-nil up going into the last match and have already won the series.
“That’s unfortunate because I thought he was probably our most unsafe bowler in the first two Tests”.
Unceremoniously dethroned as the world’s top-ranked test team, an embarrassed South Africa are in a race against time to find answers to their steady decline before they begin the final test against England on Friday.
Bowling round the wicket to Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl, Broad tested their patience. It got worse for the home side when their other kingpin Hashim Amla (five) clipped the ball to James Taylor at short-leg who showed excellent reactions to take a low catch.
England seamer Stuart Broad has moved to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings thanks to his series-winning heroics in Johannesburg.
Ben Stokes grabbed two scalps and there were also wickets for Anderson and Steven Finn. The latter complained after the innings of tightness on his left-side and will be assessed on Sunday.
“That’s some of the best bowling I’ve ever faced from their whole unit”, De Villiers said.
According to Cook, coach Trevor Bayliss had “a few harsh words” at lunch before a session in which eight wickets fell for 55 runs, telling the players they had an opportunity to win the series.
The wicketkeeper had scored a brisk 45 to help England to a 10-run first innings lead as Rabada completed a first test five-wicket haul.
Virat Kohli’s team’s joy could be short-lived if Australia win their upcoming three-Test home series against New Zealand by a 1-0 margin.
Ashwin, who was today dropped from the Indian Playing XI to face Australia in the 3rd ODI at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), however continues to be the number one all-rounder in Tests.
“Stokes will wake up in the morning with his chest out and be proud that he is the first guy the opposition will worry about”, said Botham. I was just looking to find a way to rest a little bit throughout the year. They were ideal conditions but we created pressure and we took our catches. “We were outplayed in the second innings – credit to them”.
But he proved his fitness during a stint with England Lions in Dubai and forced his way into the XI with a commanding display against South Africa A.
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I was never thinking of leaving Test cricket at all.
