Taylor played with much grit and courage to dig in deep and play off the hardest time of the day.
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Barea also preceded Nowitzki’s shot with a 3-pointer at the two-minute mark for a 117-116 lead, setting up the dramatic finish. Asked about it before the game, Hollins said: “I have no comment about Deron Williams and what he says”.
With only 65.1 overs possible on day one, both teams will be fairly happy with the work that was done on the opening day of the four-match series.
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Hopefully he will find some flatter pitches than this as the series goes on.
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South Africa rediscovered the hot, comforting thrill of a Dale Steyn-fuelled thrust after they won the toss and elected to bowl under leaden skies, but England countered with a stand of 125 between Nick Compton and James Taylor before closing on 179 for 4 on Saturday (December 26).
Amla had already had his share of good fortune, badly dropped by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow off Chris Woakes.
“England have a few good bowlers”, he said of the impact of Anderson’s injury.
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At the other end was debutant Alex Hales, who was awarded his England cap by former captain Mike Atherton before play.
Stepping into the shoes of England’s all-time leading wicket-taker is a considerable task at any time, let alone away from home against the number one team in the world.
He attempted to get back on top by going after a short one, but he mis-hit a simple catch to JP Duminy.
The 32-year-old missed South Africa’s last three Tests with a groin problem but banished any doubts about his fitness with a potent first spell.
England got past the 250-mark before Morkel picked up his third wicket of the day by dismissing Moeen Ali (caught-behind) for a duck in the 88th over.
Root has been England’s middle-order banker on so many occasions, across three formats, that it can be easy to take him for granted.
De Villiers, on 26no at the interval, may now hold the key to the match.
Alastair Cook: “Hales is ready to play; he’s waited for his chance and earned his right to selection”.
Asked if Hales would be feeling the pressure on debut, Cook replied: “Not really”. The same was on display in Durban when he started off with a flurry of boundaries on Day 2.
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The diminutive Taylor was more enterprising than Compton, using his feet well, particularly against the spin bowlers, and made his runs off 137 balls with nine fours and a six off left-arm spinner Dean Elgar.
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England are to begin their bid to knock South Africa off the top of the Test rankings without their attack spearhead after James Anderson was ruled out of today’s first Test at Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa.
