England’s players have been told they need to be brave enough to hit back hard at South Africa’s dominant bowlers.
Man of the match Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje were the stand out performers as England were hammered by an innings and 12 runs at Lord’s. But the message from both coach and captain is that they will have to shake off the defeat as quickly as possible and focus on how they will be able to strike back.
“The conditions didn’t allow us to play with that same freedom but that’s cricket, you’ve got to adapt and try to absorb some of that pressure,” said coach Brendon McCullum.
