The Proteas have won the toss and elected to bat first on the opening day of the second Test between England and South Africa in at Old Traffor in Manchester on Thursday.
England captain Ben Stokes tosses the coin as SA counterpart Dean Elgar looks on ahead of day one of the second Test match at Old Trafford on August 25 2022.The Proteas have won the toss and elected to bat first on the opening day of the second Test between England and SA in at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
The home side, whose captain, Ben Stokes said they would have batted first, drafted Ollie Robinson into their bowling attack, coming in for Matthew Potts as the only change to their XI. “I guess when it comes to picking two spinners, you have to back yourselves, go with the positive nature and bat first.