Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
45 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 165/10

  • Matthew Potts6 (27b)
  • Kagiso Rabada19-3-52-5
  • Marco Jansen8-1-30-2

12pm: England rumbled for 165, and the high priests of Bazball will have to go back to the drawing board (for now, at least). Dean Elgar will be delighted, having won the toss and watched his attack do their thang; Kagiso Rabada was in fine rhythm after injury and led the way with a five-wicket bag, but he was ably supported by Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen (the wicketless Lung Ngidi wasn't too shabby either). Time for SA's batters to see if they can hammer home the early advantage. Ankur Dhawan will be here for that shortly

Here's Neil: "It's not going to be very easy for SA batting next up in these conditions with Potts and Anderson in good rhythm recently....also they've gone in with just 6 batters with Verryene at 6 makes for a thin line up."

"Given the amount of movement SA have got through the innings, I fancy this to be a par score with Jimmy taking at least 5," opines Henry Johnson. "Reckon Robinson would have had a bunch as well if playing."

"Rabada is world class," chirps Krypto. "What a great feeling it must be getting on the honours board at Lord's. Need the batsman to do their part, seeing that has been the tempestuous part of the SA setup."

"I must say Alan, I enjoyed 'goosed'. It made me want to get right up from my desk and go and give something a good goosing." Get out there and seize the fowl, Richard

44.6
W
Rabada to Anderson, OUT, full and skidding into the pads - Rabada gets his five-fa! Although it looked a touch leg side and Anderson reviews. No danger of Rabada being denied his spot on the honours board, though, as this has pitched in line and would have careened into leg stump. Warm applause as he leads his side off, this has been a consummate bowling display to start the series for SA

JM Anderson lbw b Rabada 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

44.5
1
Rabada to Potts, 1 run, turned inside out, but the edge flies in front of point! Potts throws his head back as the ball takes a leading edge playing across the line. But Maharaj was never in the frame for a catch
44.4
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, perfect length, 86mph/138kph and drawing Potts forward before decking away through to the keeper
44.3
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, fullish in the channel, lets this one go
44.2
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, straighter, 83mph/134kph and nibbling back in to clip the inside edge before ricocheting away off the pads
44.1
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, floated up wide of the stumps, again Potts has a dip and misses by a distance

Out comes James Anderson, to polite applause. Rabada will stay on here in pursuit of a five-for, and a spot on the Lord's honours board

END OF OVER:
44 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 164/9

  • Matthew Potts5 (22b)
  • Marco Jansen8-1-30-2
  • Kagiso Rabada18-3-51-4
43.6
W
Jansen to Leach, OUT, splut! Off stump demolished! Full length and swinging initially before hitting the seam and going straight down the Bakerloo Line into the timber. Leach was aiming an extravagant drive but ended up sitting on the Piccadilly, and heading back to the dressing room

MJ Leach b Jansen 15 (22m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 88.23

"Are cricinfo commentators in a secret competition to see who can make up the craziest verbs for boundary strokes? 'Larruped' is certainly a recent favourite of mine amongst several other words which are quite new to me." Thanks, Temba. It's really just for my own amusement...

43.5
0
Jansen to Leach, no run, dug in short but sailing harmlessly down leg
43.4
1
Jansen to Potts, 1 run, pitched up in the channel outside off, steered in front of point for one
43.3
0
Jansen to Potts, no run, length ball, 85mph/137kph and shaping back into the right-hander, Potts lines it up well

Short leg and leg slip for Potts

43.2
3
Jansen to Leach, 3 runs, pitched up on the pads, nicely pinged through square leg and it trundles away up the slope
43.1
0
Jansen to Leach, no run, short of a length outside off, Leach has a dart and can't connect

END OF OVER:
43 | (maiden) | ENG: 160/8

  • Matthew Potts4 (20b)
  • Jack Leach12 (13b)
  • Kagiso Rabada18-3-51-4
  • Marco Jansen7-1-26-1

"The dilemma for me is that I love traditional test cricket but there is less and less of an audience for it. So this is probably the future and will save the format. Oh god I have become my father!!" Don't worry, Chris, it comes to us all

42.6
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, length outside off, 84mph/136kph and prodded away watchfully into the covers
42.5
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, pitched up and beaten again. Potts is barely in the same postcode as some of these deliveries
42.4
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, good-length ball on off stump, shows this a straight bat in defence
42.3
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, length outside off, Potts shuffles into line and lets this go

Tom B: "How is this pitch playing this morning compared to yesterday?" Still a bit of seam movement, it's fairly fresh after all. But SA will hope it settles down through the course of the day (provided they take these last two wickets quickly)

42.2
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, fired down the leg side this time
42.1
0
Rabada to Potts, no run, full outside off, 84mph/136kph and Potts misses with a bottom-handed flick

END OF OVER:
42 | 8 Runs | ENG: 160/8

  • Jack Leach12 (13b)
  • Matthew Potts4 (14b)
  • Marco Jansen7-1-26-1
  • Kagiso Rabada17-2-51-4
41.6
0
Jansen to Leach, no run, short ball, just outside off and he flirts with it before dropping the hands

"With only Jimmy to come, can we have Maharaj please," chirps Tiggsy. "South Africa should not be depriving us of reverse sweeps."

41.5
4
Jansen to Leach, FOUR, larruped through the covers! Back of a length and driven on the up, Leach gets it out of the middle of the bat and it flies away towards the Tavern Stand

England 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st20AZ LeesZ Crawley
2nd18AZ LeesOJ Pope
3rd19JE RootAZ Lees
4th24JM BairstowAZ Lees
5th5BA StokesAZ Lees
6th0BA StokesBT Foakes
7th55SCJ BroadBA Stokes
8th5BA StokesMJ Potts
9th0BA StokesMJ Leach
10th3JM AndersonMJ Leach