Amla to the rescue
Hashim Amla batted through the entire third day for his 157 to give South Africa a chance of drawing the second Test against England.
Proteas suffer injury setback
Vernon Philander, who has missed the first two Tests against England through injury, has now also been ruled out of the third one.
Proteas release fringe players
JP Duminy, Rilee Rossouw and Hardus Viljoen have been released to play first-class cricket for the next round of Sunfoil Series matches starting on Thursday.
‘I just wanted to hit sixes’
Ben Stokes says he tried to hit every ball for a six, instead of trying to reach a triple century on day two of the Newlands Test.
‘SA cricket is not unravelling’
Dean Elgar says people have to understand the South African Test side is going through a rebuilding phase.
‘Amla shots show positive signs’
Supersport analysts HD Ackerman and Shaun Pollock see hope in Hashim Amla’s innings as South Africa chase 629 in the second Test at Newlands.
SA vs Eng: Talking points (Day 2)
MARK SALTER reflects on the players and moments that shaped day two of the second Test at Newlands.
Hard work ahead for Proteas
At stumps on day two South Africa were 141-2, still 488 runs behind England’s first innings total of 629.
‘Cricket in SA changed forever’
What the fans had to say as the second day of the second Test unfolded at Newlands
Hales full of praise for Stokes
Alex Hales says Ben Stokes’s aggressive innings towards the end of day one gave England the upper hand.
‘We know where to improve’
Kagiso Rabada says South Africa must learn from their mistakes in order to get back into the second Test against England.
‘We can’t understand bowling decisions’
Hashim Amla’s bowling decisions came under fire from the Supersport analysts Kepler Wessels and Michael Holding after England finished day one of the second Test on 317-5.
SA vs Eng: Talking points (Day 1)
TOM SIZELAND reflects on the big moments that shaped day one of the second Test at Newlands.
Stokes puts England in control
An indifferent bowling performance by South Africa allowed England to finish day one of the second Test at Newlands strongly on 317-5.
Unexpected homecoming
Nick Compton is set to play Test cricket for the first time in two and a half years on Saturday, and it’s going to be in very familiar territory.
