Nottingham — Like many would‚ Vernon Philander scoffed at an assertion Faf du Plessis made after the allrounder played a key role in SA beating England in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Monday. "He’s becoming the new Jacques Kallis the way he’s batting‚" Du Plessis said of Philander‚ who scored 54 and 42 and took 2/48 and 3/24 to help SA win by 340 runs with more than a day to spare. The Proteas levelled the series with two matches left. Du Plessis’s theory got short shrift from Philander sitting next to him: "Absolutely not." But the captain would not be told otherwise. "We joke about it because his technique is becoming the same as Kallis’s as well‚" Du Plessis said. "For me, the most important thing in this game was that he had a new challenge on his shoulders. "We left a batsmen out to play two all-rounders, and with that comes extra responsibility. "We gave him the promotion to No7 because I back his technique and his batting and he responded beautifully by getting crucial ...
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