The fact that the new paradigm doesn't claim to predict the future explains why it did not make any headway until now, but in light of the recent experience it can no longer be ignored.

新情况的发生并不能预测未来的解释了为何现在仍没有取得任何进展。而最近的经验表明，但是这一现象不能再继续被忽视。

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Resuming on Monday at 16-2, the home side struggled to make any significant headway towards the 346 runs required to secure an unlikely victory and salvage the No. 1 ranking, and were 120 runs off the target with just three wickets remaining before the start of the final session.

CNN: South Africa topple England from No. 1 Test ranking