• England captain claims Test-best haul
There has been much talk of Joe Root’s consistency since he has been made England captain but here at St George’s Park he has been landing the ball on a length often enough to cause South Africa great concern.
Root took four vital wickets in the second half of another grey day and England are on the verge of another Test victory. At the close South Africa, who were compelled to follow on 290 runs behind, were languishing on 102 for six and in desperate need of a lot more rain on the final day to escape with a draw.
Written by Vic Marks at Port Elizabeth
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/19/south-africa-england-third-test-day-four-match-report under the title “Joe Root takes four to spin England closer to South Africa Test victory”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
