South Africa have received a major boost with pacer Vernon Philander being declared fit for the second Test of the four-match series against England, beginning Friday at Trent Bridge. Philander was struck on the right hand by England's James Anderson with the 12th ball he faced and before he had scored a run. Philander batted through the discomfort to score a vital 52 runs, but went to hospital for an x-ray at the end of South Africa's innings. Meanwhile, Duanne Olivier, Chris Morris and Andile Phehlukwayo are in line to replace Rabada, who was sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for giving Ben Stokes a send-off in the Lord?s Test. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna July 11, 2017 10:41 UTC