Thank goodness for Jason Holder. This second Test match still has life because the former West Indies captain finally added some aggression to their batting, hopefully providing an example for how the frontline batters should approach things.
Then came Holder and the West Indies lower order. He wasn’t interested in pushing back the spinners. Instead, using those long levers, he deposited Keshav Maharaj into the Taverners Stand for a couple of sixes, one of which woke up a patron who had to assist Simon Harmer in locating the ball under one of the seats.
The West Indies lower order, much maligned, showed guts and in the case of No 11 Gudakesh Motie plenty of resourcefulness, scoring 17 as part of a 58-run 10th-wicket partnership with Holder. In fact from 116/6 when Mayers was out, to have reached 251, reducing the Proteas' lead to 69, the lower order is deserving of credit.
Holder chose to attack both of them, with Maharaj’s second spell in particular, lacking imagination, while he struggled with his control, which is very unusual. Harmer too battled with his control, though he did manage one of the deliveries of the day that breached Joshua da Silva’s defences.
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