South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje paid tribute to captain Dean Elgar's 'honesty' after the Proteas' innings and 12-run rout of England.
All together - South Africa's Anrich Nortje celebrates with skipper Dean Elgar after dismissing England's Alex Lees in the first Test at Lord's.LONDON - South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje paid tribute to captain Dean Elgar's"honesty" after the Proteas' innings and 12-run rout of England in the first Test at Lord's.
The 28-year-old express quick was especially effective after lunch on Friday, taking three wickets for no runs in 10 balls to have Jonny Bairstow, Alex Lees and Ben Foakes all caught behind as he repeatedly topped speeds of 90 mph and even surpassed 95 mph at one stage. South Africa were already top of the World Test Championship table before this game and they have now won eight of their 10 matches at this level since experienced opening batsman Elgar became their permanent captain in red-ball cricket last year."If he thinks you're not playing your A-game, he'll tell you and the whole team respects that. We need that. You need someone to tell you and not to beat around the bush.
"At stages he thought what I was doing is the right thing and he encourages me to bring energy and bowl quick because that's my job -- to bowl quick, to try to bring energy and momentum for the team.
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