ENG vs WI 1st Test: Burns, Sibley reduce first innings deficit to 35 at Lunch on Day 4
Resuming from their overnight total of 15/0, the openers were calm and determined and looked in control for the most part of the morning.
Resuming from their overnight total of 15/0, the openers were calm and determined and looked in control for the most part of the morning.
In the aftermath of Burns' injury, England had decided to do away with playing football to warm-up before a training session.
Burns, who was England's top scorer in the first Test, injured his left ankle while playing a football match during the warm-up before Thursday's practice session.
Burns, England's top scorer in the first Test, injured his left ankle while playing a football match and was taken for a scan.
South Africa produced a disciplined bowling performance, making scoring difficult on a pitch which always offered something to the bowlers with some sideways movement and uneven bounce.
For England, Jofra Archer was the pick of the bowlers in the second innings finishing with a five-wicket haul, his first in overseas conditions, by giving away 102 runs.
Denly hit an important half-century in England's second innings of the third Test at Headingley, which the hosts won riding Ben Stokes' epic 135 not out to level the series 1-1 with two matches to go.
At Lunch, while Rory Burns was unbeaten on 5, Jason Roy gave him company at 6 as the Australian bowlers bowled four overs before the first session came to an end
One of the big concerns for England is the poor form of their World Cup hero Jason Roy, who hasn't found his feet in red ball cricket yet.
Notably, the opening day of the second Test was washed off and play was extended in the last session on the remaining four days.
