| 0.0 : South Africa on the other hand might have a little inexperienced side. Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, and Kagiso Rabada are the only experienced players in their side, the rest are relatively new to playing in English conditions. A significant concern for the Proteas will be the selection of Rabada. He remains doubtful for the first Test after sustaining an injury in the T20I series. However, South Africa will be hoping he is fit and ready for the first game. It will be a massive blow for the v |
| TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Dean Elgar. South Africa have elected to BOWL first. |
| England (Playing XI) - Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Matthew Potts, James Anderson. |
| South Africa (Playing XI) - Dean Elgar (C), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi. |
| 0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Kagiso Rabada goes over the wicket, serves a fullish delivery, outside off, hint of away movement there. Alex Lees leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, This one swings in, full and around middle and leg, at 140 clicks. Alex Lees tucks it towards square leg for a single. England and Alex Lees are up and running! |
| 0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, Leg bye! Swinging in, around the leg pole, on a length. Zak Crawley looks to flick this one but he misses. The ball goes towards square leg off his pads and the batters steal a leg bye. |
| 0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Oh, good ball! Slightly shorter, nipping back in, around middle and leg. Alex Lees misses his tuck and gets hit high on his thigh pad. |
| 0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, A stifled appeal for LBW, turned down by the umpire. Another in-swinger, length ball, around the leg pole. Alex Lees looks to flick this but he misses and gets rapped on his pads. That was sliding down leg. |
| 0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Good-length delivery, outside off, shaping away. Alex Lees lets that go through to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Right then, we are all set to begin! South African players are out there in the middle. Alex Lees and Zak Crawley are the openers for England. Alex Lees will take the strike as Kagiso Rabada is ready to start with the ball for South Africa. Here we go... |
| 1.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Lungi Ngidi begins with a length ball from over the wicket, outside off, shaping away. Zak Crawley offers no shot. |
| 0.6 : Lungi Ngidi to share the new ball with Kagiso Rabada. |
| 1.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Another length delivery, swinging away, in the channel outside off. Zak Crawley shoulders his arms at it. |
| 1.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Sticks to his good length, outside off, shaping away, at 132 clicks. Zak Crawley is happy to let that go. |
| 1.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Another out-swinger, outside off and on a length. Zak Crawley does not fiddle with that one. |
| 1.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Wide of off this time, swinging it away, on a good length. Zak Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 1.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Much fuller this time, outside off, at 133 clicks, shaping away. Zak Crawley is not tempted with that one. He lets it go. A maiden for Lungi Ngidi! |
| 0.0 : We are moments away from the start of the game! We are at the home of cricket and conditions are perfect for some quality Test cricket. It is time for the national anthems! We will have South Africa's national anthem first up and it will be followed by the England national anthem. |
| 2.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, EDGED AND FOUR! A fuller one, outside off, shaping away. Alex Lees leans to drive this one away from his body. But the ball goes off the outside edge and flies over Aiden Markram at second slip, towards third man for a boundary. A tough chance for him, but England have their first boundary. |
| 2.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Wide of off, swinging it away, on a length. Alex Lees leaves it alone. |
| 2.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Shorter ball, outside off and swinging it away. Alex Lees shoulders his arms at it. |
| 2.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Oh, well bowled! A short ball, around middle and leg. Alex Lees sways away from it at the end. |
| 2.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, Another stifled appeal there for LBW, but the umpire says no! An in-swinger now, around the leg pole, on a good length. Alex Lees misses his flick and gets rapped on his pads. |
| 2.6 : Ollie Pope walks out at number 3! |
| 3.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Angling in, fuller in length, around off. Zak Crawley blocks it out |
| 3.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Fuller one again, around middle and off. Zak Crawley pushes it towards mid on and takes a single. He gets off the mark with that. |
| 2.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! South Africa have got an early breakthrough! Alex Lees escaped earlier in the over but not this time. Kagiso Rabada has his man! A shorter one, outside off, shaping away. Alex Lees stays in his crease and looks to push this away, but the ball goes off the outside edge towards the keeper. Kyle Verreynne makes no mistake there. |
| 3.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Pitches it up again, shaping this one away, around off. Ollie Pope lunges forward and blocks it out towards point. |
| 3.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, An appeal for LBW, but turned down again and rightly so. This was sliding down leg. A length ball, swing in, around the leg pole. Ollie Pope misses his tuck and gets pinged on his pads. |
| 3.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Tad fuller, outside off, at 134 clicks. Ollie Pope leans forward and blocks it out with the outer half of his bat towards point. |
| 3.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, outside off. Ollie Pope steps down the track and dabs it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, On a length, swinging it down leg. Ollie Pope lets that one go. Kyle Verreynne does well diving to his left to stop the ball. |
| 4.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Edged and just short! Outside off, on a length. Ollie Pope looks to leave this one but the ball goes off his toe-end and lands just short of Aiden Markram at second slip. |
| 4.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Good-length, sliding down leg. Ollie Pope leaves it alone. |
| 4.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Outside off, a length delivery, shaping away. Ollie Pope shoulders his arms at it. |
| 4.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Much fuller now, outside off. Ollie Pope drives it off the front foot towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 4.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, In the channel outside the off pole, length delivery. Ollie Pope does not fiddle with that one. |
| 5.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, A good-length delivery, swinging away, outside off. Zak Crawley lets that go through to the keeper. |
| 5.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Lovely shot! First confident shot from Zak Crawley and England! Fuller one, around middle. Zak Crawley presents the full face of the bat and drives it down the ground away from mid on and towards the boundary for four. |
| 5.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Angling in, on a length, around middle and leg. Zak Crawley blocks it towards short leg. The fielder there collects the ball on a bounce and throws it back at the stumps without looking. Zak Crawley was well in though. |
| 5.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Good-length delivery, outside off, swinging away. Zak Crawley is happy to let that go. |
| 5.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Beaten! Lovely ball! On a good length, around the fourth stump line. Zak Crawley looks to block this one but he gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 5.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Lungi Ngidi serves it on a length, outside off. Zak Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 6.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Beaten! In the channel outside off, a good-length delivery. Ollie Pope gets beaten on his outside edge while trying to block this one. |
| 6.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Fuller one, around middle and off. Ollie Pope blocks it out from within his crease. |
| 6.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Angling in, fuller length, darting it on the pads. Ollie Pope flicks it through the mid-wicket. The ball will not race away to the boundary but the batters grab three runs. |
| 6.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, A length delivery, outside off. Zak Crawley shoulders his arms at it. |
| 6.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, Oh, close! Another length delivery, outside off. Zak Crawley looks to defend this one but he bails out in the end. |
| 6.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, Beaten again! Kagiso Rabada is searching for that outside edge. On a length, around the fourth stump line. Zak Crawley looks to block this but get gets beaten as the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 7.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, A fuller one, shaping away, wide of off. Ollie Pope is happy to let that go. |
| 7.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Pulls his length back a tad, outside off, on a length. Ollie Pope lifts his bat to leave this one but the ball goes off his toe-end and rolls away towards second slip. |
| 7.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, A length ball, outside off. Ollie Pope blocks this one watchfully. |
| 7.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Well bowled! A few outswingers earlier, and this time Lungi Ngidi nips this one back in, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope looks to flick this one but he misses and gets hit high on his thigh pad. |
| 7.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Fuller ball, outside off. Ollie Pope walks across and steps out to flick this one through mid-wicket. Three taken! |
| 7.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Zak Crawley, Outside off, on a good length. Zak Crawley looks to block this one but he misses. Well away from his blade though. |
| 8.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Another three! Back of a length, shaping away, outside off. Ollie Pope pulls this one in the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. Three taken. |
| 8.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, Good-length delivery, outside off, shaping away. Zak Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 8.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, Edged and safe! Slightly short, around middle and leg. Zak Crawley looks to flick this but he gets a leading edge and that falls way short of Kagiso Rabada. |
| 8.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Leading edge again but this time it runs away for a boundary! A length ball, around middle and leg. Zak Crawley looks to tuck this towards square leg, but the ball goes off his leading edge away from the fielder at gully for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : The prolific former English skipper, Joe Root walks out to the middle. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! This time it's a wicket! Well, this was certainly bound to happen sooner than later. Kagiso Rabada gets another wicket and England are now two down. On a length, outside off, not much movement there. Zak Crawley leans to block this one but the ball goes off his outside edge towards second slip. Aiden Markram dives to his left and takes a good low catch. |
| 8.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, A length ball, down the leg side. Joe Root looks to flick this one but he misses. |
| 9.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, A huge shout for LBW, but the umpire says no! Dean Elgar opts for a review. A length ball, swinging in, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope misses his flick and gets hit on his pads. No bat involved there. Ball Tracking indicates that it was missing wickets. The on-field decision stands and South Africa lose a review. |
| 9.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Oh, lovely ball! Tight leave from Ollie Pope! A length ball, nipping back in sharply, around the fourth stump line. Ollie Pope shoulders his arms at it. |
| 9.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, Much fuller now, outside off. Ollie Pope pushes it off the front foot towards mid off. |
| 9.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Ollie Pope, On a good length, around middle and off. Ollie Pope shuffles across and tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 9.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Joe Root, Lungi Ngidi fires this one on the pads, a length ball. Joe Root flicks it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 9.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Joe Root, Leg bye! Another length ball, tailing back in, around his thigh pad. Joe Root looks to clip this one away but he misses. The ball deflects off his thigh pad and goes towards fine leg. A leg bye taken! |
| 10.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Rabada is on target again! Lands a fullish delivery, around off. It is not that full to drive and Root defends it off the outside half of his blade towards point. |
| 10.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Bangs it short, on middle. Root picks the length quickly and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a couple. |
| 10.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Oh, what a delivery! Absolute ripper! Rabada lands it short of good length and the ball just takes off sharply after pitching. It is on off. Root hops and manages to defend it towards the off side. |
| 10.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Lands on a length, on off. Root blocks it out this time. |
| 10.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Ohh, another nasty short delivery! Angling into the body and Root manages to defend it onto the turf as he takes his one hand off the handle. |
| 10.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, Serves a good-length delivery, outside off. Root leaves it alone. |
| First bowling change! Marco Jansen is brought into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Starts off with a full delivery. It shapes back in from the off stump line. Pope works it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Bowls a short delivery but it is way down the leg side. Pope lets it go. |
| 11.3 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller and it swings in again. However, it drifts down the leg side as Pope misses his flick shot. |
| 11.4 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Tad shorter and around leg. Pope looks to clip it away but misses. The ball hits him around his chest and rolls towards the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 11.5 : Marco Jansen to Joe Root, Lands on a good length and it is outside off. Root pushes at it tentatively and gets beaten. |
| 11.6 : Marco Jansen to Joe Root, Goes fuller and it is down the leg side again. Root looks to flick it but misses as the keeper collects it with a dive. |
| Change from the other end as well. Anrich Nortje is introduced into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Starts off with a tad shorter length and it is outside off as well. Pope rides the bounce and punches it through cover-point. The batters run three. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, Back of a length and outside off. Root leaves it alone. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, This is an in-swinger! It lands on a length, around off and shapes back in. Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, FOUR! Quality shot from a quality batter! Nortje bowls it short and wide outside off. Root is quick to gauge that length and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, Serves it on a good length and it is around off. It shapes back in but Root is aware off his off stump and leaves it comfortably. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, A fullish delivery, outside off. Root pushes it towards backward point. |
| 13.1 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Jansen has not got his line right so far! He bowls it full and way down the leg side again. Pope lets it go. |
| 13.2 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, An appeal for LBW but turned down! Good late in-swing there. The ball lands on a length, on off and shapes back in. Pope looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads but it is going down leg. |
| 13.3 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, On a length, on middle. Pope defends it towards the leg side. |
| 13.4 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Nicely driven! This is a fullish delivery, on off. Pope leans forward and drives it through covers. The batters run three as the fielder cuts it off. |
| 13.5 : Marco Jansen to Joe Root, OUT! LBW! Marco Jansen gets a big fish here! Joe Root departs and England lose their third wicket. Jansen bowls it on a fullish length, on middle. It shapes back in nicely and Root looks to flick it away. He misses and the ball hits his pads. There is a big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. However, Root decides to take the DRS, The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. The Ball Tracking rolls and the impact is umpire's call. So the or |
| 13.6 : Marco Jansen to Jonny Bairstow, Lands on a length, around off. Jonny Bairstow blocks it towards the off side. |
| 14.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Lovely drive by Pope! Anrich Nortje bowls a half-volley, outside off. Pope leans forward and creams it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Anrich Nortje overcompensates and Pope gets it away for another boundary. Short and wide outside off. Pope stands tall and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Lands it just short of good length, on middle. Pope looks to nudge it away but misses. The ball hits him high on the pads. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! What an engrossing first hour we have witnessed. South Africa are certainly on top of proceedings here. England are in a spot of bother having lost three wickets, including the big fish, Joe Root. They need a nig partnership here. Having said that, the man in form, Jonny Bairstow makes his way out to the middle. |
| 14.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller on middle. Pope looks to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads this time. |
| 14.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Pulls his length back, it is outside off and Pope guides it with the angled blade towards point. |
| 14.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Nortje angles it on the pads. Pope looks to clip it away. The ball brushes his pads and goes behind square towards the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 15.1 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller on middle. Pope flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 15.2 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, An appeal for a caught behind but Elgar decides to not take a review. This one lands on a length, on middle. It shapes in again and Pope looks to flick it but misses. The ball brushes his thigh pad and the keeper takes it behind the stumps moving to his left. No damage done in the end. |
| 15.3 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, A fullish delivery, around off. Pope pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 15.4 : Marco Jansen to Jonny Bairstow, Serves a length delivery, on off. Jonny Bairstow blocks it out. |
| 15.5 : Marco Jansen to Jonny Bairstow, Well played by Jonny. This is a fullish delivery that shapes into middle. Jonny Bairstow defends it off the middle of his blade. |
| 15.6 : Marco Jansen to Jonny Bairstow, Edged and safe! On a length, shaping away, outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to block this one but he gets an outside edge that does not carry to the fielder at second slip. |
| 16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, This is a fullish delivery that swings back in again. Pope looks to flick it away but misses and the ball hits the pads. |
| 16.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, on middle. Pope works it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.3 : Anrich Nortje to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Anrich Nortje gets his radar right and gets a big wicket of Jonny Bairstow! South Africa are right on top now! Anrich Nortje bowls it full. The ball shapes in nicely into middle. Jonny Bairstow looks to drive but misses it completely and the ball shatters the stumps. Both Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow are back in the hut, they were the ones who were at the forefront of English charge earlier in the summer. South Africa showing th |
| The skipper of England, Ben Stokes walks out to bat at number 6. |
| 16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Lands on a good length and it is outside off. Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 16.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Here we go...Stokes is down the track straightaway! Stokes charges down the track and makes some room as well. Nortje follows him and Stokes ends up blocking it in the end. |
| 16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on off. Stokes blocks it from his crease this time. |
| 17.1 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Oh, that's an absolute beauty! Jansen lands on a good length and it is outside off. This time he gets a sharp seam movement into the batter. Pope leans forward to defend it but the ball beats the inside edge of his blade and goes through to the keeper. |
| 17.2 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, A fullish delivery on middle. Hint of shape into the batter again. Pope clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.3 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, This is lovely bowling. He has found his line now and is making some good use of the swing he is getting. It is fuller on off, shapes in and Pope drives it off the inside half of his blade. |
| 17.4 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, This time an inside edge comes to the rescue of the batter! A full delivery that shapes into middle. Pope looks to push it away but gets the inside edge onto his pads. |
| 17.5 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Full delivery on middle and off again. Pope works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 17.6 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Jansen continues to bowl full, it is on middle and Stokes blocks it out. |
| 17.5 : Slight halt in play! There is some movement near the sightscreen which is causing some kind of disturbance. |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Fuller delivery and around off. Pope pushes it off the front foot to mid off. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Lands on a length, on middle. Pope defends it towards the leg side as he takes his one hand off the blade. |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Nortje tries something differet and pays the price. Short and wide outside off. Pope jumps and upper-cuts it towards the backward point fence for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Angles it into the body. Tad shorter in length as well and Pope works it to fine leg for a single. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Bowls a fullish delivery, outside off. Stokes drives it firmly to covers. However, Elgar does well to half-stop it and a single is taken. |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, A fullish delivery that shapes into middle and leg. Pope flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 19.1 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Beaten! This is something we have seen from Stokes, earlier this summer. Jansen bowls it just short of good length, on middle. Stokes dances down the track and looks to heave it towards the leg side but misses. |
| 19.2 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on leg. Stokes tries to clip it away. However, the ball brushes his thigh pad and goes towards fine leg. Two leg byes taken. |
| 19.3 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Lands on a length, on off. Stokes dabs it towards cover-point for a single. |
| 19.4 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, On a length, on off. Pope defends it towards cover. |
| 19.5 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, A fullish delivery around off. Pope goes across and works it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.6 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Pulls his length back a bit. However, he drifts down the leg side and Stokes misses it as he tries to clip it away. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back on! |
| 20.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, A fuller ball, outside off. at around 140 clicks. Ollie Pope leans forward to drive this one but he gets undone by the pace. |
| 20.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Pitches it up again, swinging away, outside off. Ollie Pope presses forward and drives this one away from his body wide of mid off. Two taken. |
| 20.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Kagiso Rabada drops it short now, around middle. Ollie Pope goes for the pull shot but the ball goes off the inside edge onto his body and rolls towards square leg. A single taken. |
| 20.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, A length ball now, around off, at 140 clicks. Ben Stokes blocks it out solidly. |
| 20.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Shaping away, wide of off, a fuller one. Ben Stokes shoulds his arms at it. |
| 20.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Tad fuller, around middle. Ben Stokes blocks it out watchfully. |
| 21.1 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Marco Jansen continues to swing the ball back into the right-hander, around middle on a length. Ollie Pope defends it out. |
| 21.2 : Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Angling in, on a length, around the thigh pad. Ollie Pope tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 21.3 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Glorious! An overpitched delivery, around middle. Ben Stokes shows the full face of the bat and drives it down the ground for a beautiful boundary. |
| 21.4 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Down the leg side, a length delivery. Ben Stokes looks to flick this one but he misses. |
| 21.5 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, Outside off this time, shaping away, on a good length. Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 21.6 : Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Another gorgeous shot from the England skipper! Marco Jansen overcooks this one, around off. Ben Stokes once again, drives it firmly down the ground for a boundary. Good over for England! |
| 22.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Tight leave! A length ball, tailing back in sharply, outside off. Ollie Pope leaves it alone. |
| 22.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Wide of off this time, on a good length. Ollie Pope lets that go through to the keeper. |
| 22.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Kagiso Rabada drops it short this time, around middle and off. Ollie Pope is happy to let that go. Kyle Verreynne jumps and does well to collect the ball. |
| 22.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, A good-length delivery, shaping away, outside off. Ollie Pope taps it towards point and takes a single. |
| 22.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, This one lands on a length, and swings away, outside off. Ben Stokes gets beaten while trying to block this one. |
| 22.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, A short ball this time, on the body. Ben Stokes pulls it towards square leg for a single. |
| 23.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Anrich Nortje comes 'round the wicket for the left-hander, serves a fuller ball, around middle and off. Ben Stokes defends it out. |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje is back into the attack. Four overs for 24 runs and a big wicket of Jonny Bairstow for the speedster so far. |
| 23.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, On a length this time, around middle and off again. Ben Stokes defends it out watchfully. |
| 23.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Angling in this time, on a length, around the leg pole. Ben Stokes tucks it toward fine leg and rotates the strike. |
| 23.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Anrich Nortje goes over the wicket now, serves a length ball, nips it back in, outside off, at 141 clicks. Ollie Pope does not fiddle with it. |
| 23.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, This one angles in, on a good length, on the pads. Ollie Pope flicks it through square leg for a brace. |
| 23.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, around middle and off. Ollie Pope blocks it out off the back foot. |
| 24.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, A fuller ball, wide of off, shaping away. Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 24.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Another one wide of off, swinging away, fuller in length. Ben Stokes is not interested in playing that. |
| 24.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Another fine stroke by Ben Stokes! This is full in length, around off. Ben Stokes drives it uppishly and away from the mid off for a boundary. |
| 24.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Swing and a miss! Shorter ball, width on offer. Ben Stokes stays in his crease and looks to slash this one away but he fails to get any bat on that. |
| 24.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Beaten! Back of a length, outside off. Ben Stokes stays in his crease and tries to block this one but he gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 24.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada sprays this one down the leg side, on a good length. Ben Stokes lets it go. Kyle Verreynne dives to his right and makes a good stop. |
| 25.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Ollie Pope brings up his fifty in style! A fuller one, outside off. Ollie Pope lunges forward and creams his drive through cover for a boundary. A lovely knock from him so far! He will want to convert this into a big one. |
| 25.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, EDGED AND DROPPED! A chance goes down. Fuller one, wide of off. Ollie Pope looks to drive this away from his body and he manages to get an outside edge towards third slip. Keegan Petersen dives to his right, sticks his right hand out, but manages to get only his fingertips on the ball. Two taken. |
| 25.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Leg bye! On a good length, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope misses his tuck and gets hit on his pads. The ball rolls away towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 25.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Outside off, fuller one. Ben Stokes looks to drive this one but he gets a thick outside side over the second slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 25.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, Shorter one, outside off, shaping away. Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 25.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Anrich Nortje gets rid of the England skipper on the final delivery before Lunch! What a session this has been for the visitors. England are in deep trouble after having lost half their side now. Coming to the delivery - A shorter one from 'round the wicket, outside off. Ben Stokes stays in his crease and looks to push this one away but he gets an outside edge that flies towards third slip. Keegan Petersen, there takes a good catch. Th |
| A fantastic first session for South Africa! They have got five wickets and the wicket of Stokes off the last delivery of this session has put them in a very strong position now. All South African bowlers made full use of friendly bowling conditions and dominated the proceedings as they got good swing and seam throughout the session. Rabada was the man who set the tone and got rid of both the openers in his opening spell. Marco Jansen then bowled brilliantly and showed yet again why he is rated |
| England though will be disappointed with this batting effort. We all know conditions are tough for the batters in Lordâs, especially in the first two or three days but it is all about applying yourself in the middle. However, except Pope, all other batters struggled to show that application and ended up losing their wickets quickly. The 45-run stand between Stokes and Pope did bring some respite for the English fans for some time but with Stokes departing on the last ball, England now need a |
| ⦠DAY 1, SESSION 2 â¦Â |
| We are back for the afternoon session! The South African players are out there in the middle. Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes also walk out to the middle now. Kagiso Rabada to start after Lunch. Here we go... |
| 26.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Quick single to begin proceedings in the second session! A shorter ball, outside off. Ollie Pope taps it towards point and scampers across to the other end. |
| 26.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Foakes, Much fuller now, outside off. Ben Foakes blocks it out with the toe-end of his bat. |
| 26.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Foakes, Another full-length delivery, around middle and off. Ben Foakes defends it out. |
| 26.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Foakes, This one nips back in off a short-length delivery, around middle. Ben Foakes looks to flick this one but he misses and gets hit on his thigh pad. |
| 26.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ben Foakes, Another in-swinger, around middle and leg, a length delivery. Ben Foakes tries to flick this one but he gets a sight inside edge back onto his pads. The ball rolls towards point and the batters cross ends. Ben Foakes is off the mark! |
| 26.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Fuller ball, outside off. Ollie Pope lunges forward and drives it firmly through cover-point. Two taken. |
| Anrich Nortje to start from the other end. |
| 27.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Anrich Nortje comes over the wicket, serves a full ball, outside off, swinging in, at 148 clicks. Ben Foakes leaves it alone. |
| 27.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Another speedy delivery! Outside off, a length ball, tailing back in, at 147 clicks. Ben Foakes dabs it towards point. |
| 27.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Good-length delivery, outside off, Ben Foakes blocks it out watchfully. |
| 27.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, FOUR! Good timing on that one! A fuller ball, swinging in, around middle and leg, at 147 clicks. Ben Foakes flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. First boundary of the afternoon session. |
| 27.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Anrich Nortje serves it on a length, outside off. Ben Foakes blocks it out. |
| 27.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Down the leg side, slightly shorter this time. Ben Foakes looks to flick this one but he misses. A stifled appeal there for caught behind but the umpire is not interested in that one. |
| 28.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, outside off, shaping away. Ollie Pope gets on his toes and dabs it towards backward point. |
| 28.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Fuller ball, outside off. Ollie Pope leans to drive but the ball goes off his inner half through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 28.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Kagiso Rabada pitches this one up, around off. Ollie Pope pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Beaten! A beauty by Kagiso Rabada! On a length, outside off, shaping away. Ollie Pope looks to block this but he gets beaten on his outside edge. |
| 28.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, A good-length ball, nipping back in, around off. Ollie Pope gets an inside edge onto his pads while trying to block this one. |
| 28.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 29.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 28.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Back of a lenngth, outside off. Ollie Pope stays back and cuts it through point for a brace. |
| 29.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Angling in, a length ball, darting it on the pads. Ben Foakes tucks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 29.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Width on offer now, a length ball, at 148 clicks. Ollie Pope looks to cut this away but he misses. |
| 29.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Much fuller this time, outside off. Ollie Pope drives it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 29.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Anrich Nortje drops it short now, around middle. Ollie Pope miscues his pull shot through square leg for a single. |
| 29.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Back of a length, down the leg side. Ben Foakes looks to leave this one but the ball brushes off his thigh pad and goes towards short fine leg. No run taken there. |
| 29.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Another bouncer from Anrich Nortje. Ben Foakes ducks under it and lets it go. |
| 30.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Lands on a good length, around off. The ball seams away a bit and Pope defends it off the outside half of his blade towards cover-point. |
| 30.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Lands on a length, around off. Pope guides it towards the gully fielder. |
| 30.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Rabada bangs it short on middle. Pope pulls it to deep backward square leg. Ngidi loses his balance as he stops this ball and the batters take two. |
| 30.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, A tad shorter again, outside off. Pope leaves it alone. |
| 30.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Rabada bowls this just short of good length, outside off. Pope decides to leave it alone again. Nice carry to the keeper. |
| 30.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, on off. Pope defends it towards point and sends back his partner who was looking for a run. |
| 31.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Serves it on a length, around off. Foakes blocks it out solidly towards the off side. |
| 31.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Goes fuller on middle this time. Foakes works it right of the mid on fielder. |
| 31.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, Pulls his length back, on middle. Foakes looks to work it towards the leg side but gets hit high on the pads and the ball rolls towards the off side. |
| 31.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, OUT! BOWLED! Anrich Nortje strikes again and England lose their sixth wicket now! Anrich Nortje with a pacy length delivery, around off. Foakes looks to defend it from his crease but does so away from his body. The ball catches the inside edge of his blade and knocks over the stumps. England continue to lose wickets and with Anrich Nortje bowling over 90 mph regularly in these gloomy conditions, it is only going to get tougher for English batters from hereon |
| Stuart Broad makes his way out to the middle. |
| 31.5 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Lands on a length and outside off. Broad leaves it alone. |
| 31.6 : UPDATE - 6.39 pm IST (1.09 pm GMT) - Rain stops play! Uh-oh! It has started to drizzle and the players are walking off the field and the covers have been brought on. It's not heavy for now, but the forecast for rest of the day is not quite promising. But let's hope for the best. |
| While we continue waiting for the game to resume, let's talk about the small passage of play we witnessed in the second session. South Africa came in and continued to trouble the batters with their disciplined bowling and they were rewarded with the wicket of Ben Foakes. Anrich Nortje was the bowler who got rid of him. He grabbed his third wicket and helped South Africa get their sixth. Ben Foakes was the last recognized batter for England, they are into the bowlers now, with Ollie Pope st |
| UPDATE - 7.10 pm IST (1.40 pm GMT) - We have some bitter-sweet news folks! The news coming out from the middle is that the rain has eased out but the covers are still on. It is probably because the groundstaff with their local knowledge are expecting more rain to arrive soon. Let's hope they are proved wrong this time! |
| UPDATE - 7.25Â pm IST (1.55Â pm GMT) - Here is one life lesson for all of us. NEVER DOUBT THE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM OF A LOCAL EXPERIENCED PERSON! It has started to rain again and quite heavily too. Things are looking quite bleak at the moment and looks like we are in for a long delay. |
| UPDATE - 7.44 pm IST (2.14 pm GMT) - As expected! Our waiting game continues folks. The rain continues to pour down and with that early Tea has been taken. |
| As rain continues to pour here at the home of cricket, letâs just take some time to give our regards to Kevin OâBrien who retired from International cricket on the 16th of August, 2022. His biggest moment in the sun came when he became an overnight sensation after smashing a fantastic century against England in the 2011 World Cup. Also, the man is a legend of Irish cricket! He would be forever remembered as one of the players who played a key role in bringing Ireland cricket on a cricke |
| While we continue to wait here for the game to resume, there is plenty of cricket action going around. Afghanistan and Ireland are battling it out in the fifth and final T20I of the series. The series is firmly poised at 2-2 and the winner of the final game will secure the series. Afghanistan are currently reeling at 33 for 3 at the end of 6 overs. In the Women's Hundred Competition, Oval Invincibles Women and Trent Rockets Women are up against each other at Trent Bridge. So, switch tabs and |
| UPDATE - 8.51 pm IST (3.21 pm GMT) - Unfortunately, it is still raining at Lord's! Looks like our not-so-beloved friend, RAIN has decided to have a long stay in the home of cricket. You can't blame rain though, the ground has a rich history, and everyone is bound to get attracted to it. |
| Right then, that concludes our proceedings for Day 1. The action was quite engrossing till it lasted and letâs hope that rain stays away on Day 2. The first ball of Day 2 will be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Our build-up though begins a lot earlier. So do join us for the same. Till then, goodbye and cheers! |
| Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Here we go...bouncer to Broad now! It is quite well directed, angling into the body from 'round the wicket. Broad looks to duck under it but gets hit on his shoulders. The ball rolls towards the off side. |
| UPDATE - 9.07 pm IST (3.37 pm GMT) - DAY 1 HAS BEEN CALLED OFF! It's been raining continuously for over two hours now and the officials have decided no play will be possible. We witnessed only 32 overs on Day 1 and it's South Africa that have dominated proceedings. The visitors have demolished the English batting line-up and find themselves sitting in the driving seat. Dean Elgar's decision to bowl first has certainly paid heavy dividends as they have taken 6 wickets in the span of 32 overs. |
| ... DAY 2 ... |
| Hello and welcome back folks! Itâs time for Day 2 of this first Test between South Africa and England to get underway. We witnessed a curtailed Day 1 in which only 32 overs were bowed and itâs South Africa that are certainly on top of proceedings. They took 6 wickets on Day 1 and put England under the pump early. With the conditions being overcast and the pitch assisting the bowler's things are only going to be tough for England. |
| England were absolutely bamboozled by the South African bowlers. Ollie Pope was the only batter who found some sort of rhythm. He along with Ben Stokes put on a 45-run stand which was the only promising partnership for England. Stokes did perish after playing a few fine strokes but Pope is still standing tall at the crease. He is unbeaten on 61 and will try to build a partnership along with Stuart Broad at the other end and regain some sort of control. |
| To give you a bit of a weather update, it's not raining in London for now, the conditions are cloudy though. But let's be optimistic here and hope for no rain and only cricket on Day 2. |
| 32.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Kagiso Rabada begins with a length ball, swinging in, around off. Ollie Pope pushes it towards cover. He wanted a single there but is sent back by his partner. |
| 32.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Fuller now, around off. Ollie Pope drives it past mid off. Two taken. We are underway on Day 2! |
| 32.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! First boundary of the morning! Shorter ball now, down leg. Ollie Pope pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 32.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Pitches it up now, shaping away, outside off. Ollie Pope lunges forward and drives it to the fielder at cover. |
| 32.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Another full ball, outside off, swinging away. Ollie Pope drives it away from his body to the fielder at mid off. |
| 33.1 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Anrich Nortje begins with a shorter one from 'round the wicket, outside off, swinging away. Stuart Broad leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : We are moments away from the start of Day 2! The South African players have made their way out to the middle. Ollie Pope and Stuart Broad the two overnight batters for England also walk out to the middle now. The sun is shining bright and conditions are perfect for some quality Test cricket today. Kagiso Rabada to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 33.2 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Oh, well bowled! Another shorter one, outside off, swinging away. Stuart Broad gets beaten on the outside edge while trying to block this one. |
| 32.6 : Anrich Nortje to start from the other end. |
| 33.3 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Anrich Nortje drops it short again, outside off, at 146 clicks. Stuart Broad leaves it alone. |
| 33.4 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Swing and a miss! Anrich Nortje continues to trouble Broad with the short ball, the line is outside off again. Stuart Broad looks to push this one away but he misses. |
| 32.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, DROPPED! Oh, dear! A big chance for South Africa goes down! A length ball, shaping away, outside off. Ollie Pope leans to block this one but the ball goes off the outside edge towards first slip. Sarel Erwee there gets his hands to the ball, he juggles it two times, and eventually puts it down. Kagiso Rabada was already celebrating there, but he now stands in disbelief. |
| 33.5 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Back of a length, outside off. Stuart Broad lets that go through to the keeper. |
| 33.6 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Another play and a miss! Shorter one, wide of off. Stuart Broad looks to cut this away but he misses. |
| 34.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Angling in, fuller one and around middle and leg. Ollie Pope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 34.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, Wide of off this time, fuller in length. Ollie Pope presses forward and drives this one away from his body and towards deep point. Only a single. |
| 34.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Swinging into the left-hander, full again, around off. Stuart Broad drives and finds the fielder at mid off. |
| 34.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Stuart Broad takes the aerial route now! Pitched-up delivery, outside off. Stuart Broad lifts this one over cover. Two taken. |
| 34.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Kagiso Rabada drops it short now, shaping it away, outside off. Stuart Broad stays in his crease and looks to push this away on the off side but he fails to get any bat on it. |
| 34.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Lovely ball! A yorker-length delivery, swinging down leg. Stuart Broad backs away and fails to dig this one out. |
| 35.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, On a good length, nipping back in sharply, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope looks to flick this but he misses and gets rapped on high on his pads. |
| 35.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Another length delivery, angling in, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope works it away through mid-wicket. Lungi Ngidi chases the ball and keeps it down to two runs. |
| 35.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Swinging down leg, a length ball. Ollie Pope leaves it alone. Kyle Verreynne dives to his left and makes a good stop. |
| 35.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, This one swings away, around off, on a length. Ollie Pope taps it towards cover-point. |
| 0.0 : South Africa put on a clinical performance with the ball. All the bowlers justified the skipper's decision to bowl first. They grabbed 6 wickets in the 32 overs they bowled. Anrich Nortje took 3 wickets, while Kagiso Rabada took 2. They will be aiming to continue their good show with the ball and bundle out England as soon as possible. |
| 35.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, Much fuller on this occasion, outside off. Ollie Pope drives it towards cover. Only a single. |
| 35.6 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, FOUR! Edgy runs! Too short on this occasion, around off. Stuart Broad looks to pull this one but he manages to only get a slight top edge over the keeper. The ball runs away towards third man for a boundary. |
| 36.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, A length ball, outside off. Ollie Pope defends it out. |
| 36.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Kagiso Rabada has his man! Sarel Erwee can breathe a sigh of relief. His drop catch did not prove to be costly. A fuller one, outside off, not much movement there. Ollie Pope strides forward and goes for the drive once again. This time the ball goes off the inside edge and back onto the stumps. South Africa have got their seventh wicket. Ollie Pope walks off to a round of applause. His fine knock comes to an end. |
| Matthew Potts is the next batter in. |
| 36.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Fuller one, swinging away, around off. Matthew Potts drives it towards mid off. |
| 36.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Shorter one this time, around middle and off. Matthew Potts ducks under it and leaves it alone. |
| 36.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Oh, well bowled! On a length, shaping away, outside off. Matthew Potts stays in his crease and looks to block this but the gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 36.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Back of a length, outside off. Matthew Potts covers the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 37.1 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, FOUR! Nicely done! Shorter one, around off. Stuart Broad uses the depth of his crease, clears his front foot, and punches it through cover for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : Anrich Nortje to Stuart Broad, Another back-of-a-length delivery, around middle. Stuart Broad once again pushes it off the back foot towards long on. The ball will not race away to the boundary but the batters pick up three runs. |
| 37.3 : Anrich Nortje to Matthew Potts, Swing and a miss! Shorter one, outside off. Matthew Potts looks to slash this one away but he misses. |
| 37.4 : Anrich Nortje to Matthew Potts, Swinging away, outside off, on a length. Matthew Potts dabs it towards point. |
| 37.5 : Anrich Nortje to Matthew Potts, Back of a length, around off. Matthew Potts sways away from that one. |
| 37.6 : Anrich Nortje to Matthew Potts, A fuller one, wide of off. Matthew Potts gets down on his knee and drives it over point. Two taken. Matthew Potts is off the mark! |
| 38.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Play and a miss! A length ball, swinging away, wide of off. Stuart Broad looks to drive it away but he fails to get any bat on that. |
| 38.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, An in-swinger this time, a length ball, down leg. Stuart Broad backs away and looks to flicks this away but he misses and gets rapped high on his thigh pad. |
| 38.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Big swing and a miss from Stuart Broad! Tad shorter now, outside off. Stuart Broad makes room and looks to hoick this over mid-wicket but he fails to get any bat on it. |
| 38.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, Good-length delivery, on the pads. Stuart Broad flicks it aerially towards mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 38.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, OUT! TAKEN! Kagiso Rabada gets his fourth wicket and South Africa have their eighth! Smart bowling from Kagiso Rabada! Very full ball on this occasion, wide of off. Stuart Broad makes room and stretches to reach the ball. He opens the face of the bat and ends up chipping it towards point. Dean Elgar there takes a good low catch. |
| Jack Leach walks out to the middle now. |
| 38.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, Bye! A length ball, nipping back in. Jack Leach leaves it alone. A little fumble by Kyle Verreynne behind the stumps, allows the batters to steal in a bye. |
| 39.1 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, Beaten! Tad shorter, outside off. Jack Leach looks to block this one but he misses. |
| 39.2 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, Shortish ball, outside off again. Jack Leach dabs it towards point. He wanted a single there but is sent back by Matthew Potts. Good call from him. |
| 39.3 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, Beaten again! Back of a length, outside off. Jack Leach stays in his crease and looks to push this away but he gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 39.4 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, This one nips back in, around middle and leg. Jack Leach misses his flick and gets hit high on his thigh pad. |
| 39.5 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, FOUR! Streaky boundary! On a length, outside off. Jack Leach lunges forward to drive this one with an angled bat, but the ball goes off the outer half past the diving fielder at gully. It rolls away towards third man for a boundary. |
| 39.6 : Anrich Nortje to Jack Leach, Well bowled! Much fuller this time, outside off. Jack Leach leans to drive this one but he misses. |
| 40.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Serves a good length delivery and it is outside off. Pott defends it inside the line of the ball. |
| 40.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Angles it into middle and leg. Potts works it bit uppishly but in the gap through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 40.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Serves a fullish delivery, outside off. Potts goes for a drive but does so without much foot movement and gets beaten. |
| 40.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Beats him again! Just short of good length and around off. The ball pitches and seams away a bit. Potts looks to defend it off the back foot but misses. |
| 40.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Almost an action replay of the last delivery, maybe tad fuller. It is on a good length and around off again. Seams away and beats the outside edge of Pott's blade as he looks to defend. |
| 40.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Goes for a wild swing this time but misses. Lands on a good length again and it is outside off. Potts swings across the line but misses. |
| 41.1 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard for a boundary! Short and outside off. Leach cuts and gets a thick outside edge as the ball runs away through the gully region for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Marco Jansen (6-1-18-1)Â comes into the attack. He replaces Anrich Nortje. |
| 41.2 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Back of a length, on off. Leach blocks it out. |
| 41.3 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Back of a length and outside off. Leach looks to guide it behind square on the off side but misses. |
| 41.4 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Swing and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Leach throws his bat at it but misses. |
| 41.5 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length and around off. Leach rides the bounce and punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 41.6 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Tad shorter again and around off. Leach plays inside the line of the ball. |
| 42.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Beaten all ends up! Rabada bowls it in that channel, outside off. Pott tries to work it towards the leg side but ball seams away and beats the outside edge of his blade. |
| 42.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Back of a length, around leg. Potts looks to clip it but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 42.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Fullish delivery and outside off. Potts leaves it alone. |
| 42.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, On a good length and outside off. Potts goes for an ambitious drive but misses, |
| 42.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Another play and miss! A good length delivery and outside off. Potts tries to push it away but misses. |
| 42.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Back of a length, on off. Potts blocks it out this time. |
| 43.1 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Short and wide outside off. Leach looks to cut it but misses. Jansen needs to be closer to the off pole. |
| 43.2 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Overcompensates this time and bowls it full, on middle and leg. Leach clips it through mid-wicket. The batters run three. |
| 43.3 : Marco Jansen to Matthew Potts, A fullish delivery and it is swinging into middle. Potts blocks it off the front foot. |
| 43.4 : Marco Jansen to Matthew Potts, Fuller and around off. Potts leans forward and drives it to covers for a single. |
| 43.5 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, Loses his radar against the left-hander again! Back of a length and it is down the leg side. Leach leaves it alone. |
| 43.6 : Marco Jansen to Jack Leach, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Marco Jansen finally gets his radar right and gets rid of Leach here. This is a fullish delivery, on off. Leach goes for an expansive drive without much foot movement. The ball swings into him a bit and knocks over the off pole. Nine wickets down now and South Africa would be looking to wrap this innings quickly now. |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 44.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Lands on a good length and around off. The ball seams away a bit and beats the outside edge of Potts blade as he looks to defend. |
| 44.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, This time an inside edge! Serves it on a good length again, around off. Potts looks to defend but gets the inside edge onto his pads. |
| 44.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, Serves a good length and outside off. Potts plays it inside the line of the ball. |
| 44.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, On a length and outside off. Potts pushes at it away from his body again and gets beaten again. |
| 44.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, A fullish delivery, around off. Potts looks to work it towards the leg side but gets the outside edge. The ball goes in the air and towards the vacant point region. A single taken. |
| 44.6 : Kagiso Rabada to James Anderson, OUT! LBW! Kagiso Rabada with a five-wicket haul! A much-needed reward for his hardwork. He was brilliant with the ball on Day 1 and bowled his heart out on Day 2 as well and has now rightly got his name on Lord's honours board. Coming to the ball - It lands on a good length, on middle and seams back in slightly. James Anderson looks to clip it away but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger and Rabada roars |
| It's been disheartening for England. They had no answers to the disciplined bowling displayed by the visitors and have been dismissed for a low score. After being 6 down on Day 1, Ollie Pope and Stuart Broad resumed their batting. They did play a few strokes but they both perished soon. Jack Leach added another few runs and took England to a score of 165. Ollie Pope was the highest run-getter for them, he scored a solid 73. |
| It's been a morning that has belonged to Kagiso Rabada! He grabs a five-wicket haul at the home of cricket and leads his team off the field. An impressive bowling performance comes to an end! Dean Elgar's decision to bowl first has paid heavy dividends here. All the bowlers have used the conditions perfectly and have bundled England out for 165. South African bowlers were brilliant on Day 1 and they did not let the advantage slip this morning. They have taken 4 wickets with just 49 added t |
| Right then! The pitch is still assisting the bowlers, and with the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad in England's bowling attack, batting is going to be a challenge for the Proteas. Can they put on a strong batting show here? We will find out. Stick around for the second innings of this test. |
| ... SECOND INNINGS ... |
| We are back for the second innings of the test! |
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