Saturday, December 28, 2019

• Umpire withdraws second no-ball decision against England man
• South Africa’s Vernon Philander: ‘You’ve got to make right call’

Two leading figures of a frantic contest, Joe Denly and Vernon Philander, agreed about most things but not everything. Both acknowledge they are not playing on a batsman’s paradise but we may have guessed that after 15 wickets fell on the second day.

“It was tough to begin with,” Denly said. “Philander and [Kagiso] Rabada are world‑class bowlers who complement each other very well. It’s disappointing to be 175 behind but they are four wickets down and we are still in the Test match. It’s a new-ball wicket for the bowlers and if we can get through that new ball relatively unscathed hopefully we might be able to chase something under 300.”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2srQKgf

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