England vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley Steady As England Reach 111/3 At Stumps
ENG vs SA, 2nd Test Highlights: England had the upper hand over South Africa on the opening day of the ongoing second Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester
ENG vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: England had the upper hand over South Africa on the opening day of the ongoing second Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. After bundling out the visitors on 151, England ended Day 1 at 111/3, trailing the Proteas by just 40 runs at stumps. Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley will resume play on Day 2 on scores of 38 not out and 17 not out, respectively. Earlier, James Anderson and Stuart Broad scalped three dismissals each as England rattled the Proteas, who opted to bat first. (SCORECARD)
England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
South Africa: Dean Elgar (capt), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
England Cricket Team
South Africa Cricket Team
Ben Stokes
Old Trafford, Manchester
ENG vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 1 Live Scorecard
We are back for the third innings of the day! The players are out in the middle. Sarel Erwee and Dean Elgar will open the batting for South Africa. James Anderson will begin with the new ball. Four slips and gully in place. Let's go!
... THIRD INNINGS ...
England have been absolutely dominant in this game. They were propelled to this healthy lead thanks to tons from Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes with the latter remaining unbeaten. They put on a 173-run partnership and put England in a commanding position. A few cameos from the tail-enders, helped England get a massive lead of 264. They will be hoping to come out all guns blazing and grab a few quick wickets before the end of play on Day 2. Stay tuned for South Africa's second innings.
England have declared and South Africa can breathe a sigh of relief for now! A better session this for the visitors. They grabbed four wickets in this session but still find themselves in a spot of a bother. Kagiso Rabada was the man who got rid of the centurion, Ben Stokes. However, they failed to capitalize on that moment and let the tail-ender get away with a few runs along with a set-batter, Ben Foakes. The spin-twins, Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer got three wickets between them, but they were still unable to get the wicket of Ben Foakes. It's been a frustrating day for the visitors and now they have a mountain to climb. They will aim to bat through the day without losing any wickets.
OUT! TIMBER! Jack Leach departs and Ben Stokes calls his troops back in. Keshav Maharaj serves this a fraction short and in line with the stumps, Jack Leach charges down the wicket and misses the line as he tries to defend. The ball passes the outside edge and shatters the stumps. The lead is 264 and England want to have a bowl before Stumps.
Fuller, on middle. Jack Leach blocks it out.
Tad shorter now, outside off. Jack Leach stays in his crease and looks to block this one but he misses.
Keshav Maharaj comes in from over the wicket and serves a fuller ball, around middle. Jack Leach dances down the pitch and tonks it towards long on for a brace.
Very short on this occasion, outside off. Ben Foakes hops and pulls it towards deep square leg. Two taken.
Lungi Ngidi spills this one down leg, a shorter ball. Ben Foakes looks to pull this one but he misses.
Fuller ball, outside off. Ben Foakes drives it firmly through cover for a brace.
Slightly shorter, on the thigh pad. Jack Leach does well to tuck this one away towards square leg for a single.
An overpitched delivery, around middle, at 137 clicks. Jack Leach drives it down the ground. Lungi Ngidi gets his right boot on the way and stops the ball.
A length ball, angling in, on the thigh pad. Ben Foakes flicks it towards square leg for a single.
Flighted delivery bowled full outside off, Jack Leach is solid in defense as he blocks this firmly.
FOUR! This is audacious from Jack Leach! His teammates love it. Keshav Maharaj bowls this full and outside off, Jack Leach gets across to the off side and reverse sweeps this towards the deep cover fence for a boundary.
Keshav Maharaj bowls this a tad short and outside off, Jack Leach is on the back foot as he blocks this to the off side.
Keshav Maharaj bowls this short and outside off, Ben Foakes punches this to deep cover for a single.
That is a missed opportunity! Keshav Maharaj sees the batter charging dwn the wicket and fires this one short and outside off, Ben Foakes swings but misses and Kyle Verreynne has to go wide to collect this. By the time he can get the ball back onto the stumps. Ben Foakes has made his ground.
Keshav Maharaj bowls this slow and flights this one full in line with the stumps, Ben Foakes shimmies down the wicket and lifts this high over the bowler's head. The ball lands just before the straight boundary and stops. They take two runs.