England vs South Africa 2017: 1st Test Day 1, 5 talking points

#4 The wretched reviews and Ballance's awful comeback

Morne Morkel had Gary Ballance trapped in front with a full ball

Had the Jennings’ dismissal been reviewed, the opener would have still faced some more music from the impressive Philander but Ballance and the opener himself got that one wrong. Ballance, however, called for a review when a fullish Morkel ball trapped him in front.

Replays revealed that he was plumb in front and that the ball would have hit the stumps comfortably. It was an end to his misery at the crease. He was constantly tested by the trio of South African seamers, with Morkel tirelessly testing him with bouncers him before sending him back to the hut with a full ball that he was least expecting.

The same sequence of tactics had led to his ouster from the Test side a few months back but given the way he played today, South Africa will have one less man to plan for.