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Tshwane Spartans were lifted by an AB de Villiers special but could not defend 189

The Report by Firdose Moonda03-Dec-2019

The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants completed the highest successful chase of this year’s Mzansi Super League against the Tshwane Spartans at St George’s Park to join the Paarl Rocks on 23 points at the top of the table. Ben Dunk’s unbeaten 99 off 54 balls anchored the Giants’ effort and his fifth-wicket stand of 86 off 44 with Marco Marais took the team over the line. The Spartans had their chances to close out the game but dropped Dunk four times and had an ordinary night in the field which left them unable to defend a good total.Slam Dunk as Ngidi lets it slipDunk was on 8 when he offered his first chance, hitting Tom Curran to deep midwicket where Wiaan Mulder dropped a straightforward chance. Lungi Ngidi made up for that with two wickets in his opening over, which also showed off a skill he has honed in this season’s tournament – the slower ball. According to broadcaster SABC, eight of the nine wickets Ngidi has taken have been with deliveries slower than 125kph, including both in this match. He had Jon-Jon Smuts caught at deep midwicket and Heino Kuhn dragging one on to legstump to leave the Giants on 28 for 3.Dunk and Ryan ten Doeschate led the recovery with a fourth-wicket stand of 78 but they gave the Spartans a big opportunity to end their partnership on 51. Dunk, on 37, hit the ball to Ngidi at deep square leg but the big fast bowler let it slip through his fingers. Ngidi got over his blunder quickly and took a good catch low down to get rid of ten Doeschate off Morne Morkel. But just when Ngidi might have considered the night his, Tony de Zorzi dropped Dunk, now on 52, off his bowling at deep midwicket. The dance continued when Ngidi had a chance again in the next over. Dunk hit Morkel to deep backward square, Ngidi made his ground to get to the ball but could not lay hands on it. The Giants needed 62 off the last five overs and Dunk scored 40 of them.Say hello to SalamkheilWhen the Spartans bought Afghan left-arm wristspinner Waqar Salamkheil in the draft, coach Mark Boucher admitted he didn’t know much about the teenager – and hoped no one else would either. South African viewers got their first sighting of Salamkheil in the 10th over of the Giants’ chase, and saw the youngster take a hop, a skip, another skip and then deliver the ball. His unusual action does more than amuse, it also disguises his many variations which includes the googly but that didn’t yield much reward. His two overs cost 23 runs on a poor night for the Spartans’ spinners.New openers set tempoTheunis de Bruyn and Dean Elgar have the highest opening stand of the tournament, 104 against the Paarl Rocks, but after stands of 3, 10 and 12 in the Spartans’ last three matches, change was needed. Both internationals were benched for this fixture, where de Zorzi made his tournament debut and Mulder was promoted to open the batting. The move paid off. The pair scored 57 runs in the Powerplay before de Zorzi was was stumped off an Imran Tahir google. Mulder went on to score 52 off 31 balls including the first six of the innings, over long-on.Another AB special There were only two other sixes in the Spartans innings, and they came from none other than AB de Villiers. He scored his third half-century of the MSL and now lies third on the run-charts. His moments of glory came in the 18th over, when he hit Junior Dala to cow corner for his first six, followed up with back-to-back fours, and then hit Dala back over his head for a second six. Dala saw de Villiers dropped at long leg off his fifth ball but then had the last laugh when de Villiers was caught at deep midwicket. The over cost 23 runs but removed de Villiers and kept the Spartans under 200.

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Murilo Barreto é um dos nomes do atual elenco do Internacional que fizeram parte do time que conquistou a Copa São Paulo de Juniores do ano passado. O jogador que participou da vitória contra o Vasco no último final de semana, demonstrou ter pés nos chão e preferiu não comemorar muito a classificação.

O volante já está de olho no próximo adversário. O fato de o Coritiba eliminar o Atlético-MG chamou atenção de Murilo, que pede para que o time não mude a sua maneira de jogar.

– A cada vitória, nos sentimos mais motivados a avançar na competição, esperamos fazer mais dois grandes jogos e se classificar para a final. Sabemos que não será fácil, o Coritiba vem de um vitória expressiva contra o bom time do Atlético. Temos que manter a postura que o time vem tendo nos jogos, agressividade no ataque sem perder força na defesa – afirmou.

Diante de um elenco recheado de boas opções, alguns até com passagem pela Seleção Brasileira, e com vários estilos, Murilo comentou sobre como o Colorado se beneficia com isso.

– O elenco é muito bom e temos vários jogadores com características diferentes, acredito até que isso seja um diferencial do nosso time. Jogadores com velocidade, outros mais técnicos, tem os de força também, enfim. Claro que isso não garante resultado, mas nos dá uma variedade de estilo muito boa durante as partidas – analisou.

Apesar de não ser um jogo entre os profissionais, onde a pressão para o Inter se classificar seria maior, Murilo comentou como é o clima entre os jogadores prestes a jogos importantes e um pouco da parte interna do clube:

– A comissão técnica consegue trabalhar muito bem o elenco e mesmo quem está no banco, não fica desmotivado. Temos que honrar essa camiseta como se fosse o último jogo de nossas vidas. Vestir a camisa do Inter é uma oportunidade imensa e não vou medir esforços dentro de campo para ajudar imo Colorado – concluiu.

With Wolverhampton Wanderers enjoying a successful maiden campaign under Gary O'Neil, it is clear that the club are eager to back their manager by giving him some much-needed reinforcements this summer.

Striker top of Wolves' shopping list

Despite being rarely shy to splash the cash on a number nine, it is clear that recent high-profile strikers to arrive at Molineux have failed to hit the ground running.

Related Wolves now eyeing move to sign "complete" new forward who's outscored Hwang

He’s enjoyed an impressive season.

Posts ByTom Cunningham Mar 22, 2024

Despite spending a club record £35m fee to secure his services, Fabio Silva struggled in the Midlands and was eventually shipped off for a loan spell with Rangers. It was a similar story with the 2019 signing of Patrick Cutrone, with the £25m fee spent on the Italian forward yielding just two Premier League goals.

Wolves have had some success this season with the partnership of Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha yielding a combined 19 goals in the Premier League. However, it is still clear that the side is crying out for an out-and-out number nine.

Update on Wolves' Nketiah pursuit

As first reported by Football Insider's Pete O'Rourke, Wolves are now set to launch a bid to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah. Sources have told the outlet that Crystal Palace and Brentford are also set to join Wolves in the race to secure the 24-year-old's services, giving the Midlands outfit competition for his signature.

It had previously been reported that Wolves expressed an interest in the striker, though this development sees O'Neil's men set to launch a formal bid in order to get their man. The Gunners have reportedly set a minimum price tag of £40m for Nketiah – something of a steal in the modern transfer market.

Sitting on the fringes of the Gunners' starting XI for most of his senior career, it is reported that Kai Havertz's return to form, as well as Arsenal's pursuit of Ivan Toney, is what has led to Nketiah pushing for a move away from north London.

Eddie Nketiah Premier League Stats Per Season

Appearances

Starts

Goals

2023/24

24

10

5

2022/23

30

9

4

2021/22

21

8

5

2020/21

17

4

2

2019/20

13

7

2

2018/19

5

0

1

2017/18

3

0

0

Whilst Nketiah's stats for Arsenal don't make for great reading, it has long been common knowledge that the 24-year-old is a quality striker starved of genuine game time. Nketiah stands as the all-time top scorer for England's under-21 side, breaking a record held by Alan Shearer for decades.

August 2023 saw Nketiah earn his first call-up to the senior side, and Three Lions' manager Gareth Southgate was quick to heap praise on the forward, telling the press:

“With Eddie coming in, it is an area where we want to have a look at him. Young player with a lot of pedigree, really good finisher, and the record goalscorer in the Under-21s.”

Club manager Mikel Arteta has been similarly complimentary of the striker, commending his "remarkable" performances earlier in the season.

Nketiah continued his good form at the start of this season by scoring his first career hat-trick in the Gunners' 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United back in October. A glimpse into the quality possessed by the forward, it is clear that under the stewardship of a manager like O'Neil, Nketiah could finally fulfil his potential as a genuine Premier League star.

Chelsea have been a rather big mess during the 2023/24 season. That’s putting it politely too.

This was meant to be the campaign where the Todd Boehly era roared into life under new manager Mauricio Pochettino, but it’s followed the trend of his stewardship to date. Spend money and don’t get very far.

It was recently revealed that no other Premier League side spent more on agent fees than the Blues over a yearly period ending in February 2024, and where’s that got them? Not very far.

They are ninth in the table and with two games in hand could still secure European football next term.

That should be the goal at the very least for this Chelsea team but is it enough to keep Pochettino in the job? Arguably not.

Potential Pochettino replacements for Chelsea

It would not be a huge surprise if we saw the Argentine remain in the dugout for the beginning of next season but with a managerial merry-go-round set to commence, Chelsea should get involved.

Jurgen Klopp is on the move, Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern Munich, Ruben Amorim will likely take his leave from Sporting and Barcelona boss Xavi will also depart the Camp Nou.

He’s already been linked with the Chelsea vacancy with reports at the end of March suggesting they were interested in the Spaniard.

Would he be a good hire? Well, given he’s a disciple of Pep Guardiola, there is an easy case to make there.

Xavi’s managerial philosophy

The great midfielder was one of the best players to grace the modern game but that doesn’t mean he’ll make a good manager. Or does it?

Well, after a slump of sorts for Barcelona pre-Xavi, the Spaniard has revived the great Catalan club.

They won La Liga last season and are now just 90 minutes away from a place in the Champions League semi-finals after defeating PSG in their quarter-final first leg.

Chelsea could only dream of that but it goes to show that in the midst of somewhat of a crisis, Xavi can dig you out of a hole.

Described as “the best manager in the world” by Joan Laporta, the president at Barcelona, it’s easy to see why that label has been attached to him.

Aged 44, the Barca great is now making a name for himself as a coach and would be a superb candidate to replace Pochettino.

He is very similar to Guardiola in his coaching philosophy, employing the strategy that if you have the ball, you can’t concede a goal. Wise words.

Speaking about how he sees the game, Xavi once said: “It’s clear to me that my team has to have the ball,” the former midfielder told The Coach’s Voice. “I suffer when I don’t have it.

“What interests me as a coach? To play as much as possible in the opponents’ half. If they press us high, the most important thing is to break the midfield line, go into the opposition’s half, and attack.”

In a further interview, he commented: “My concept is very similar [to Pep]. Guardiola also wants to be dominant, he wants to have the ball, strong possession, lots of attacking movements… It’s ultimately about being proactive within the game.”

Proactive is certainly something Chelsea haven’t been under Pochettino to date so there’s one problem potentially solved.

Vitally, there is a clear pattern to the way Xavi likes his teams to play and he doesn’t stray from it very often.

Unsurprisingly, no team in La Liga has had more of the ball than Barcelona this season. Only one team – Real Madrid – has a better average pass success rate in the entire division.

Barcelona vs Chelsea: 2023/24 League Seasons

Stat

Xavi's Barca

Poch's Chelsea

Goals scored

61

55

Goals conceded

34

51

xG

67.44

63.17

xGA

32.83

48.37

Average possession

65%

59.2%

Data via WhoScored.

His team also rank the highest in Spain’s top flight for expected goals (xG), suggesting Xavi knows how to get his team to create chances. They’re also third for expected goals against in La Liga, a tally that also ranks them as the 14th-best side in Europe’s top five leagues, even ahead of Manchester City.

So, the Guardiola method is clear to see and it’s a proven remedy for success. The great Spanish coach has already deployed it in England and Mikel Arteta has taken influence too, notably taking his Arsenal team close to the title.

Xavi's fellow Spaniard once said of his own style: "I want dominance. I don’t want the opposition to breathe.”

As a result, this potential appointment could be just what the doctor ordered at Chelsea.

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Na tarde desta quinta-feira, no CT Joaquim Grava, o Corinthians realizou o primeiro treino preparatório para mais um Dérbi. Neste sábado, às 19h, no Allianz Parque, o Timão visita o Palmeiras, em partida válida pela terceira rodada do Brasileirão. Será o quarto clássico entre os rivais em 2021.

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Os atletas que atuaram por mais de 45 minutos na última quarta-feira, no empate em 0 a 0 diante do Atlético-GO, partida que marcou a eliminação corintiana da Copa do Brasil, permaneceram na parte interna do CT para um trabalho regenerativo. Os demais foram ao Campo 3 (Roberto Rivellino), onde participaram do aquecimento com a equipe de preparação física.

Na sequência, o técnico Sylvinho promoveu uma atividade de posse de bola, passes e marcação pressão em campo reduzido. Os goleiros fizeram um treino específico com os preparadores Marcelo Carpes e Luiz Fernando dos Santos.

Vale lembrar que os jornalistas não podem acompanhar as atividades in loco por conta dos protocolos de saúde em decorrência da pandemia de Covid-19. As informações são fornecidas pela assessoria de imprensa do clube.

O Corinthians terá mais uma sessão de treinamento antes do clássico contra o Palmeiras na tarde desta sexta-feira, quando o elenco já deve se concentrar para o Dérbi. Em duas rodadas do Brasileirão até aqui, os rivais paulistas têm o mesmo retrospecto na competição nacional, com uma vitória e uma derrota.

أكد صالح جمعة لاعب الأهلي السابق والكرخ العراقي، أن مغادرته للقلعة الحمراء كان بناءً على قراره، مشيرًا إلى ندمه على الرحيل.

وقال جمعة في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “إم بي سي مصر 2”: “افتقد جمهور الأهلي ولو خيروني بين اللعب بين الجيل الحالي والقديم، سألعب مع الجيل الأخير أحمد فتحي وعماد متعب”.

وأضاف: “لم أرى حب في مكان بقدر ما رأيت من جماهير النادي الأهلي، وجوزيه بيسيرو أكثر مدرب استمتعت معه في القلعة الحمراء، ولا زالت على تواصل معه”.

فايلر يكشف سبب رحيله عن الأهلي وأزماته مع صالح جمعة ورحيل حسام عاشور

وتابع: “عودتي من الاحتراف في البرتغال، من الاختيارات السيئة في حياتي، وعلى مدار الست سنوات التي لعبتهم في الأهلي، كان الزمالك يتفاوض لضمي بنهاية كل موسم”.

واستكمل: “تحدثت مع محمود كهربا بعد الموقف الأخير له في الإمارات بالسوبر المصري، والجدير بالذكر أن كهربا من أسباب استمرار كولر في الاهلي، كان أفضل مهاجم في إفريقيا وكان مؤثرًا مع الفريق، وبالرغم من ذلك هو شعر ان كولر تحامل عليه واشرك لاعب بدلا منه، وانفعال كهربا خاطئ وهو معترف بذلك”.

وأشار: “وسام أبو علي مهاجم جيد جدًا وهو مهاجم مثالي للأهلي ويجيد اللعب بالرأس والضربات الثابتة”.

واستطرد: “إمام عاشور كان أهم لاعب في الزمالك وهو صفقة القرن لـ الأهلي أخر 10 سنوات”.

وأكد: “كان بالنسبة لي حلم أن ألعب في الإسماعيلي ولكن الأزمة أن انضمامي كان في توقيت سيء لا يخدم أي لاعب”.

وتطرق للحديث عن الراحل أحمد رفعت قائلًا: “رفعت صديقي منذ 20 عامًا، وشخصيته أخرته بعض الشيء لأنه كان انطوائي بعض الشيء، لذلك لم يندمج مع نادي الزمالك، لو كان انضم الأهلي قبل انضمامه للزمالك كان ظل حتى 10 سنوات في المقدمة”.

Batsman increasingly confident in middle-order role after returning to Test side in New Zealand

George Dobell in Port Elizabeth14-Jan-2020

It remains just about possible – if Jofra Archer makes a late bid for selection on Wednesday – that England could go into the third Test in Port Elizabeth with six players under the age of 25. They have only done that once before*.It is a statistic that underlines the period of transition in which this England side find itself. Whether by design or not – in a perfect world, the side might well contain James Anderson, Rory Burns and Moeen Ali or Jack Leach – England are in a rebuilding phase. An investment has been made into young players. They are likely to be given time to develop.At the heart of this young side is Ollie Pope. While some of the other young players – Zak Crawley and Dom Bess, for example – are taking advantage of the misfortunate of first-choice players, Pope is a first-choice pick. In the eyes of most of the England management, he is the most promising specialist batsman to come into the Test team since Joe Root in 2012. There are whispered hopes he will develop into a 100-Test player.ALSO READ: Botham, Flintoff, Stokes – who is England’s greatest?</aSuch was Pope's promise that he was first selected for the Test side when just 20. By then he had played 15 first-class games and scored four first-class centuries. That is, in context, only two fewer than Jos Buttler in his 104 match first-class career.But England, bursting with men who could bat in the middle-order, asked Pope to fulfil a role that was unfamiliar to him. Despite batting at No. 6 for Surrey, despite never having come in before the 20th over of a first-class innings, he was required to bat at No. 4 on Test debut. In his first three innings he came into bat in the ninth, 13th and 12th overs. Unsurprisingly, he struggled. Perhaps more surprisingly in these days of continuity of selection, he was dropped after those three innings despite the fact one of his dismissals was down the leg side.But if the use of Pope was wrong, the identification of his talent was surely correct. He has, at the time of writing, an average of 71.31 in first-class cricket for Surrey and 58.06 in all first-class cricket. After 30 games, he had a higher first-class average than any English player in history.But for a dislocated shoulder, sustained while fielding for Surrey last April, his recall would have come earlier than November. But as it is, he has been assured of a run at No. 6 – the position Root started out in Test cricket – and, over his last few innings, started to provide returns on that investment. Two of his three most recent innings have been half-centuries, with the first, in Hamilton, showcasing an improved tightness in his game and the second, in Cape Town, providing something of a masterclass in batting with the tail. He scored 29 of the 35 posted for England's tenth-wicket and later took the catch that sealed the win.After the Cape Town victory, a small group of the younger players – Pope, Bess, Dom Sibley and Matt Parkinson – hired an apartment in Camps Bay and enjoyed a few days' beach holiday. But now, back in training with the rest of the squad, it is clear Pope is relishing being part of a young team who are enjoying the new experiences and each other's successes."Winning this series would be an amazing achievement for us, especially where we're at as a side at the moment," Pope said. "We're quite young side with a lot of players just coming through."The Cape Town result says a lot about what we have within the camp, but we also realise that it's not something that happens overnight. Putting this side together will take time, but if we can win this series will be a great achievement."The first time I was picked I felt like it was almost a bit of a lottery. I was thinking 'hopefully I'll get a score but if I miss out then so be it.'"At the moment I feel like I'm in a good place with my game. I know I've got the technique and mindset to do it. To have those scores under my belt is a real positive for me."Perhaps it says something for Pope's ambitions that he was inspired by Steven Smith and Virat Kohli when batting with the tail in Cape Town."The way I went about my innings was just remembering how some of the best players in the world have done it," he said. "I remember watching Smith and Kohli from when they played against England and how, even when they were nine down, they were trying to face almost every ball. It was pretty new for me."The way Stokesy did it at Headingley was slightly different because he can just whack every ball out of the park and clear the men on the rope. Us smaller lads have to go about it in a bit more of a smart way and try and find a way of facing as many balls as you can. If you get a boundary option, then great, if not then try and face five balls and get a quick single at the end and get a boundary next over."If you ask any young batsman coming into the game, Smith, Kohli and Joe Root are the guys you want to be like. They have been the main run-scorers in international cricket over the last however many years and hopefully I've got a game where I can follow in their footsteps."I wouldn't say I tried to copy their techniques, but the one thing they have in common is having solid foundations. They can build their game around that and that's what I'm trying to do."Ollie Pope looks on•Getty Images

While Pope acknowledged the comparisons with Ian Bell – it was Andrew Strauss who first mentioned it to him – he insisted they are accidental. But since his first spell in the side, when his expansive off-side play could leave him looking loose at times, he looks even more like Bell now: more compact; more disciplined outside off stump; more prepared to be patient and make the bowlers come to him. In short, a player who has learned to harness his talent.”I think Bell is an amazing player and I used to love watching him bat but it’s not been anything that I’ve tried to emulate,” Pope said. “But it’s a big compliment because he is a pretty class player to watch. I’ve seen that a lot on social media. He was an amazing player and I loved watching him play.”His favourite players were, instead, keeper-batsmen such as MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist and he has not given up hopes of fulfilling a role as keeper in the years ahead.”I still want to keep that going in my game,” he said. “I definitely will be practising my keeping. I’m still the second keeper at Surrey. It’s only going to be a positive if I can keep nailing that side of my game, but I’m also more than happy playing as a batter as well.”With a youthful look to the side, it is probably even more important that the more experienced players provide leadership. And Pope said Ben Stokes had taken him under his wing and demonstrated the fitness levels required to excel at this level.”In New Zealand I realised what was needed,” he said. “I’d go under Stokes’ wing a little bit and, after the warm-up games, we’d run back to the hotel and do a running session the day before the games.”If you can get into those good habits, if you control everything in your power to make sure you are as fit as you can be and you’re training as well as you can, then hopefully good things will happen. It’s good to see the way these guys go about it. Hopefully I can learn from that and keep following in their footsteps.”England’s players were given a day off on Tuesday. While some, including Pope, went on safari, others played golf. Only Root, accompanied by batting coach Graham Thorpe, took to the nets where he had a long session.

في ظل غياب قائدي منتخب مصر محمد الشناوي وحمدي فتحي عن مواجهة بوتسوانا في الجولة الأخيرة من تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا، تثار التساؤلات حول هوية قائد الفراعنة في هذه المباراة.

ويغيب الثنائي حمدي فتحي ومحمد الشناوي، عن مباراة بوتسوانا القادمة في ختام تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا، بعد حصولهما على بطاقتين صفراويتين.

وتقام مباراة مصر وبوتسوانا يوم 19 نوفمبر المقبل، في تمام الخامسة مساءً، بتوقيت القاهرة، السادسة بتوقيت السعودية.

وكان منتخب مصر قد خطف بطاقة التأهل الرسمية إلى نهائيات كأس أمم إفريقيا المقبلة والتي تقام بالمغرب خلال عام 2025، بعد الجولة الرابعة من التصفيات.

ويتواجد منتخب مصر في المجموعة الرابعة من تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا، بجوار منتخبات الرأس الأخضر وموريتانيا وبوتسوانا.

طالع أيضًا | محمد بركات: لاعب منتخب مصر جيد جدًا.. وظهور وجوه المنتخب الأولمبي أسعدني ترتيب قادة منتخب مصر أمام بوتسوانا في تصفيات أمم إفريقيا

القائد الأول: محمود حسن تريزيجيه (أول مباراة دولية له كانت بتاريخ 15 نوفمبر 2014 أمام السنغال في تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا).

القائد الثاني: مصطفى فتحي (أول مباراة دولية له كانت بتاريخ 14 يونيو 2015 أمام تنزانيا في تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا).

القائد الثالث: محمد عواد، (أول مباراة دولية له كانت بتاريخ 27 مارس 2018 أمام اليونان “مباراة دولية ودية”).

القائد الرابع: طاهر محمد طاهر، (أول مباراة دولية له كانت بتاريخ 16 نوفمبر 2018 أمام تونس في تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا).

القائد الخامس: مصطفى محمد، (أول مباراة دولية له كانت بتاريخ 23 مارس 2019 أمام النيجر في تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا).

South Africa lose 10 wickets in just 66.4 overs possible on day four to head towards defeat

The Report by Alan Gardner19-Jan-2020

England went to South Africa barely sure of their first-choice spinner, but it was spin that took them to the brink of victory inside four days in Port Elizabeth. A morning blitz from the quicks saw South Africa made to follow on, and although Dom Bess was successfully repelled after his first-innings five-for, Joe Root took up the baton with a twirl to claim his best Test figures as England closed in.The majority of the resistance met by England came in the form of the weather. With more than 50 overs lost to rain over the course of the match so far, and the possibility of more on Monday, South Africa’s task in attempting to save the game ought to have been that much simpler. But only Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje, in the first innings, and Faf du Plessis second time around managed to occupy the crease for any significant length of time as England’s varied attack repeatedly found ways to succeed.There have been clouds of the metaphorical variety hanging over du Plessis’ captaincy, and although 36 from 123 balls represented his highest score in nine innings, as well as featuring some trademark stonewalling, it could not inspire a more concerted response. His dismissal to Root’s occasional offspin, deflecting an inside edge to short leg, was symbolic of the turnaround in fortunes since South Africa won their first Test in six attempts at Centurion.The rain on the Eastern Cape continued to do its bit, but South Africa did themselves no favours during 66.4 overs of insipid batting. They started the day by losing their last four first-innings wickets for the addition of one run from 28 balls, and ended it hanging on six down – despite another lengthy rain break cutting a chunk out of the morning and afternoon sessions.The delay backed up England’s decision to enforce the follow-on, the first time they had done so in an away Test since Wellington in 2013. With a patchy forecast for the final day, and the pitch still holding together reasonably well, it threatened to be nip and tuck – but a lead of 290 runs proved a convincing enough cushion for Root.When the teams did get back on the field, at shortly after 2pm local time, Mark Wood put the wind back in England’s sails. A full, fast delivery defeated Dean Elgar’s attempt to work across the line and uprooted off stump via a faint leading edge; Wood had his second a couple of overs later when Zubayr Hamza, who has looked ill-equipped to deal with high pace, feathered a catch down the leg side hanging back against the short ball.Mark Wood roars in celebration after dismissing Zubayr Hamza•Stu Forster/Getty Images

Du Plessis and Pieter Malan negotiated 15.2 overs – the longest partnership of the innings – and had all but taken South Africa to tea two down when Root bagged his first with a delivery that straightened on the stumps to win approval from Rod Tucker. Although Malan reviewed, the suggestion of inside edge was deemed to be inconclusive by the third umpire and South Africa were on the slide again.With Rassie van der Dussen shaping up skittishly against Root’s low-slung offbreaks, England began to get itchy – twice triggering the DRS in the period after tea only to lose both of their reviews in the process. When Root did gain an lbw decision from Tucker against van der Dussen, again the review system went in the batsman’s favour. But there was no doubt about his eventual dismissal, caught by a soaring Ollie Pope at short leg off a ballooning inside edge, even if van der Dussen dragged himself reluctantly from the crease.De Kock played his second poor shot of the day – having been bowled in the second over to end his doughty first-innings knock at 63 – to be caught by the leaping Wood at backward point, and when du Plessis departed well into the evening, Root had a four-wicket haul. There was time for Vernon Philander to be put down twice off Wood, valiant efforts both from Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes, but England walked off confident of their ability to beat both the weather and their hosts.That they were in such an ascendant position was in large part down to South Africa’s profligate approach during the opening exchanges. Resuming with 92 runs still required to avoid the follow-on, the lower order was blown away by Stuart Broad, who claimed 3 for 0, and Sam Curran with the second new ball.Three times in as many overs saw loose shots punished with stump-rattling effect. Philander left a gap big enough to let a real-life kookaburra through, Broad’s fuller length rewarded as the ball seamed back to remove off stump; de Kock attempted to drive without getting forward only for Curran to hit middle; and Keshav Maharaj dragged an ill-advised pull down on to leg. When Kagiso Rabada chipped limply to mid-off, the Port Elizabeth breeze was blowing only in one direction.

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