
Bad light stops play
England were 238-5 when bad light stopped play midway through the second day at the Wanderers.
England were 238-5 when bad light stopped play midway through the second day at the Wanderers.
Debutant Hardus Viljoen took the big wicket of Alastair Cook with his first ball as England went to lunch on 27-2.
The tail-enders added 46 runs in the morning session to South Africa’s overnight score of 267.
Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla both fell in the 40s as South Africa went to tea on 152-3.
South Africa lost only one wicket in the first session of the third Test and took lunch on 73-1.
Hardus Viljoen will make his Test debut at the Wanderers while Dane Vilas replaces the injured Quinton de Kock.
Quinton de Kock has pulled out of the third Test against England after sustaining a knee injury on Wednesday evening.
South Africa’s decision to go with four seamers at the Wanderers has all but been confirmed after Dane Piedt and Rilee Rossouw were released to play in the Sunfoil Series.
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