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

#4 South Africa's opening woes continue

South Africa lost Elgar off the third ball of their innings

It is surprising to see that South African openers have been suffered a pretty lean period in the past few years. Dean Elgar, an exception in this regard, was the victim this time around as Anderson trapped the southpaw in front off the third ball of the South African innings.

Before this Test, South African openers had averaged a mere 28.78 since the start of 2015. Only Sri Lankan, West Indian and Zimbabwean openers have done worse during this period. But make no mistake, Elgar isn't at fault for this pathetic show. The southpaw has been a consolation in this regard for the South Africans but at Old Trafford, he succumbed to a beauty from Jimmy Anderson.