England is coming back from a shambolic defeat at Lords against Elagr’s Proteas, know the Manchester Cricket Ground pitch report for the ENG vs SA 2nd test
It will be interesting to see whether Bazzball works for England in the 2nd test or it will be another series victory for South Africa. Will England have any answer against South Africa which is looking absolutely unplayable at the moment? Here is England vs South Africa 2nd Test Weather forecast, Pitch report, and Playing XI.
Manchester Cricket Ground Pitch Report Today, Weather Forecast, ENG vs SA 2nd Test Match 2022 Preview And Playing 11
England vs South Africa 2nd Test Weather forecast
The weather in manchester is absolutely perfect for cricket. A cloud cover will be there in the daytime and in the Morning it will be a bright sunny day. Thier are no signs of rain throughout the 5 days. The fast bowlers would absolutely love to bowl in these weather conditions.
Old Trafford Pitch report
The 2nd test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester which is a Fast bowling-friendly surface. It will be a foolish decision to not play 4 frontline seamers on this wicket. Over the past few years, spinners have the worst record at this surface compared to other English grounds. The toss winners should bowl first and use the full advantage of the wicket. There won’t be any wear and tear on this surface throughout the five days at Old Trafford.
England has to deal with the threat of Rabada, Nortje, and Jansen if they want to win
Comparing the pace attack of the team South African side is far more superior than any team in the world currently. They are having 4 world-class seamers who can posses a threat in any condition. If England manages to neglect the threat of Rabada and Norje then it will be easy for them to level the series.
The workhorses Joe Root and James Anderson need to step up
England teams batting is mostly reliant on currently the best red ball batsman Joe Root. If root goes big England will stand a chance against this quality bowling of South Africa. Anderson will be playing at his home stadium Old Trafford where he has played most of his cricket. The 40-year-old will be once again needed for his team to step up to keep the series alive.
Playing XI
England – Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (Capt), Ben Foakes (WK), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
South Africa – Dean Elgar (C), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
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