Stuart Broad treated a 28,000 sell-out Wanderers crowd to a sensational spell of fast bowling to inspire England to a seven-wicket victory inside three days that completed a Test series triumph over a shellshocked South Africa in Johannesburg. The 29-year-old, well renowned for delivering game-changing spells during his international career, took five wickets for just one run in 31 balls in 49 breathtaking minutes before returning to wrap up the Proteas’…
Broad: 'I made use of perfect conditions'
Stuart Broad offered a modest assessment of his latest match-winning spell as he fired England to a series win against South Africa in Johannesburg. Broad scythed through the Proteas batting on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for just one run in 31 balls – in front of a gobsmacked 28,000 sell-out crowd. It was just another devastating burst in an already long…
Cook full of pride after series win
Alastair Cook revealed his pride to captain the current England team after they secured a memorable series triumph over South Africa on the back of a stunning Stuart Broad spell. Broad ripped through the Proteas order on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for a single run in 31 balls – as England powered towards a seven-wicket win. Few could have expected such…
Cook in command of England's new beginnings
Play 04:12 A changing of the guard at The Wanderers? Alastair Cook isn’t really the type to flash a ‘Talk nah, KP’ note in the moment of triumph, but he probably could have been forgiven had he done so in Johannesburg. Victory here means Cook is the only man in history to lead his side to Test series victories in India and South Africa. When you add in a couple…
Timeline of Stuart Broad's spell
Stuart Broad produced another barely-believable spell of bowling on the third afternoon in Johannesburg to catapult England to the brink of a series win over South Africa. There are few greater sights in Test cricket than a quick in full flow and few can claim to have wreaked the type of devastation Broad has proved himself capable of time and time again in a single spell. Today’s spell further furnished…
Broad's best Test spells
Stuart Broad added yet another stunning spell to his already long list of devastating Test bursts on the third afternoon of third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. Broad scythed through South Africa in a 49-minute period during which he also surpassed Bob Willis to become England’s third-highest Test wicket-taker. It was the seventh time in Tests that the Nottinghamshire right-armer has taken five wickets in a spell and left…
SA dethroned, India No. 1 Test team
South Africa slip to No. 3 in the Test rankings, while England rise to No. 5 © Getty Images South Africa’s 0-2 defeat in their home series against England has pushed them off the top of the ICC Test Rankings. Now India, with 110 rating points, are at No. 1, with Australia one rating point shy in second place. It has been over a year since South Africa last won…
De Villiers commits to Test cricket after chastising loss
Play 00:52 Butcher: Is AB de Villiers captaining a sinking ship? AB de Villiers has dropped a hint that he might be willing after all to lead South Africa’s Test team in the longer term, after stating that it was pressure, not personnel, that led to the side’s downfall on a catastrophic third day at Johannesburg. De Villiers, who had been rumoured to be on the verge of retirement from…
South Africa, and the Wanderers, left stunned
Play 00:52 Is de Villiers captaining a sinking ship? The Wanderers wept. The grey clouds that were glued to the sky all day refused to join in but spitefully hung around to provide the perfect plate for England attack’s to feast off. With the topping above and trimmings from a pitch snaked with cracks below, they feasted on a vulnerable line-up ripe for the picking. South Africa are now, officially,…
Jamie Overton has day to remember
Jamie Overton had his most eventful day in an England shirt as he smashed a half-century then limped off with a toe injury as the Lions lost their second 50-over warm-up match against the United Arab Emirates by two wickets in Dubai today. Overton ended unbeaten on 57 from 35 balls, hitting 22 off the last over including five consecutive boundaries. Even then, a total of 222 for nine proved…