Who will win Eng vs SA 2nd Test?
England outclassed South Africa in the first test to win by a whopping 211 runs and go 1-0 up in the four-match series. The two teams will now head to Nottingham for the second test scheduled to be played between 14th and 18th July at the Trent Bridge. Live action will begin at 11 AM local time each day of the match.
Eng vs SA 2nd Test: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Star Sports 1, Ten Cricket
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Eng vs SA 2nd Test....
England Team News & Playing 11
England have named an unchanged squad for the second test. All eyes will be on Joe Root who scored 190 in the first innings of the opening test despite carrying the additional burden of captaincy on his shoulders. He also has a couple of hundreds in the three tests at the Trent Bridge. Moeen Ali was outstanding with his match haul of 10 wickets and the South African batsmen will be wary of him. James Anderson and Stuart Broad are among the top three wicket-takers at this ground and England will rely heavily on them to do the early damage.
England Predicted Playing 11
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JE Root (c), AN Cook, KK Jennings, GS Ballance, JM Bairstow (wk), BA Stokes, MM Ali, LA Dawson, SCJ Broad, MA Wood, JM Anderson
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
The Proteas will welcome back their regular test skipper Faf du Plessis at the expense of a seriously out-of-form JP Duminy. He has had a good break from cricket and will be raring to take on the England bowlers. Temba Bavuma hit a valuable fifty in the first innings and top-scored in the second innings of the first test, making him another batsman to watch out for, In the absence of Kagiso Rabada who has been suspended for this game, South Africa's pace bowling will rely heavily on Morne Morkel who claimed 7 wickets in the Lord's test. Keshav Maharaj who notched up a four-wicket haul in the second innings appears to be the team's best spin option.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Faf du Plessis (c), D Elgar, HG Kuhn, HM Amla, T Bavuma, TB de Bruyn, Duanne Olivier/Chris Morris/Andile Phehlukwayo, Q de Kock (wk), VD Philander, KA Maharaj, M Morkel
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
England: W L L L L
South Africa: L D W D W
England vs South Africa Head to Head
England have now played 146 test matches against South Africa of which 59 have been won by the hosts and 32 by the visitors with the rest all having ended in stalemates. The two teams have faced each other 8 times at the Trent Bridge in the longest format and England are currently leading the scoreline 4-2.
England vs South Africa 2nd Test Betting Odds
England were all over South Africa at the Lord's. They were in a commanding position for a large part of the match and they never really gave the Proteas a chance to dominate consecutive sessions. The hosts have a healthy recent test record at Nottingham and therefore start as overwhelming favorites to win this second test at 1.7 with Betfair and 1.61 with Bet365. South Africa will have plenty to think about after being hammered in the first test and the loss of Kagiso Rabada isn't going to help their cause either. The tourists are distant outsiders at 4.8 with Betfair and 5.5 with Bet365. A draw is up at 4.8 and 3.75 respectively.
England vs South Africa 2nd Test Prediction
While the return of Faf du Plessis is going to boost South Africa's batting, the suspension of Kagiso Rabada will take some shine off of the team's pace attack. And while the hosts have everything sorted out in front of them regarding their team composition for this match, the visitors are still pondering on whether to play Morris, Olivier or Phehlukwayo to compensate for Rabada. The pressure, of course, will be on the Proteas as another defeat here would dash their hopes of a series win. England have won six and drawn one out of their last seven tests at this ground and so we predict them to win this match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back England to beat South Africa in the second test at 1.7 with betfair and with 1.61 bet365.
Jul 14, 2017
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Trent Bridge - Nottingham, England
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