• First Test,day four: England 303 and 326; South Africa 214 and 136-4
Steven Finn takes three wickets as England move within sight of victoryA couple of months ago when Steve Finn caught a flight domestic from the UAE, his left foot in a surgical boot protecting the stress fracture he had sustained in practice, and it seemed unlikely that he would even make the South Africa tour. The selectors omitted his name when the touring party was announced but such has been his speedy recovery since that not only was he able to join the team for the moment warm-up match,but he is now well on the way to winning the first Test for England.
When Finn had the stubborn, determinedly strokeless Faff du Plessis taken for a 66-ball nine by Alastair Cook at first slip midway through the final over of the fourth day, and it gave him a third wicket in the innings and his fifth of the final six that England have taken in the match. A key component of the future of this England team is back close to his best.
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Source: theguardian.com