England vs South Africa 2017, 4th Test: Day 2, 5 talking points

#3 Flashy Amla falls yet again to Roland-Jones

Amla once again fell to Toby Roland-Jones

Hashim Amla had fallen to Toby Roland-Jones twice in the Oval Test and looked lost against seam movement along the fourth stump line, a Kohli-ish weakness which flared up the moment the Middlesex seamer ran in on his debut. At Manchester, we saw the return of the flashy Amla.

There was the silken drive, the backfoot punch and the leg side tuck, all neatly done in the typical Amla way. He raced to 30 at nearly run a ball but a leg-side tuck off Roland-Jones was followed by a flick that he nicked through to the keeper. Eventually, it was 3 in 3 for Roland-Jones against the South African wizard at no.3.