Unlike Oates' dire end, the South African opener returned in rude health to his team's tent after earning parity against New Zealand. "It has been tough and I think that's why Dean enjoys it," South African batting coach Neil McKenzie said. Test cricket is not always about the easy, fluent runs, it's about the ugly, hard ones. Related Content Cricket: Dean Elgar leads South Africa resistance against Black Caps Cricket: Patel shows his worth for NZ at 36 years young Cricket: Uneasy peace as top brass call for a truceBoult suffered a sore upper left thigh for his efforts which prevented him bowling with the second new ball. No review was taken when Patel hit Duminy (20) on the back leg in the 38th over which, albeit in hindsight, the ball tracker showed hitting the stumps.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 11, 2017 16:07 UTC