Big series win for England vindicates Chris Silverwood’s fresh approach | Vic Marks

The new coach and his captain, Joe Root, held the team together after defeat in the first Test and were rewarded with a 3-1 triumph in South AfricaThe opposition was never formidable but England’s predicament was. After the defeat at Centurion in the first Test the wheels were coming off. A flu epidemic had been rampaging through the squad; Ben Stokes, the heartbeat of the side, was having to deal with his father’s very serious health concerns. Then on the eve of the second Test ther