South Africa vs England 2017: 1st Test Day 2, 5 talking points

#4 Elgar's misjudgement

Philander found little support from his skipper

England weren't the only ones to mess up their reviews as South Africa made a meal of a straightforward review early on Day 2. Morkel had gotten rid of Root and Dawson, forcing Broad and Moeen to front up to Philander. The England seamer was trapped in front by the seamer but the umpire failed to raise his finger.

Philander tried his best to convince his new skipper, Dean Elgar, to go for a review but the Proteas opener was unmoved and did not send the decision upstairs. Replays showed that Broad would have been out, much to the annoyance of Philander, who raised his finger to signal to Elgar that Broad was out at the end of the over.