By Joshua Peck
Match winner: South Africa paceman Vernon Philander returned Test best figures of 6-42 as India crashed to 135 all out
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Setback: Dale Steyn hobbled off injured
WHILE the Test in Sydney was about as one-sided as they get, this clash at Newlands showed that Test cricket is more than alive.
A 4-0 drubbing for England at the hands of Australia gifted the Ashes Urn back to the hosts and left many, yet again, questioning whether Test cricket was dying.
But while that series lost its soul back in Perth, this tasty battle has got the cockles warming nicely...
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