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HASHIM Amla put his hand up, and admitted that South Africa lost their way at Headingley by not having someone bat through their innings, in the same manner that Eoin Morgan did for England.

Morgan, a teammate of Amla in the Indian Premier League, scored an 11th century for his country, and that was the cornerstone for their intimidating total of 339/6.

“The way he played, he kept the board ticking, he scored at a really good rate, and he allowed Moeen (Ali) to come in at the end and play the way he did.”

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