England’s bowling coach, Ottis Gibson, is the man in line to replace Russell Domingo and will be charged with breathing new life into the team. Duanne Olivier, the bustling seamer deputising for Vernon Philander this Test, obliged almost immediately as Jonny Bairstow picked out long-leg. It was safely pouched in Elgar’s hands, the bowler Keshav Maharaj celebrating, and the scoreline was 161 for eight for a split-second. It is a fine balance for taller bowlers, who can risk simply floating the ball up when they go too full. Morkel sought a third opinion that proved more optimistic and through intensive pilates he built up his core strength to get back on the park.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2017 18:42 UTC