England vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket result from first Test as England thrashed by an innings after batting collapse
England were all out for 149 in the second innings to lose by an innings and 12 runs at Lord’s
England were blown away by South Africa inside three days to lose the first Test of the series by and innings and 12 runs.
The humbling defeat at Lord’s is the first of the new Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum era and puts the Proteas 1-0 up with two Tests to play.
England were firmly behind from the get-go after losing the toss on day one and coming up short with the bat mustering just 165 in the first innings.
A resolute first dig of 326 in reply by Dean Elgar’s tourists put them firmly in control with a lead of 161 on first innings before they comprehensively ran through the hosts’ batting order again dismissing them for 149 with Anrich Nortje’s three wickets doing the bulk of the damage.
Victory was brought up inside six sessions of play and before tea on the third day without them having to bat again. Follow the reaction and analysis from the first Test below:
Stuart Broad feels England have fought their way back into the first Test
Stuart Broad insists England remain positive but conceded they need “a couple of great days” in the first Test against South Africa to continue their winning streak in red-ball cricket.
Ben Stokes inspired a much-needed fightback in the evening session on day two at Lord’s after Sarel Erwee’s 73 had threatened to take the match away from the hosts.
South Africa had reached 187-3 – replying to England’s 165 – only for Stokes to drag his team back into the mix with two wickets in seven balls and a third late on.
The Proteas ended the day 289-7 and hold a 124-run lead, but Broad feels it is still all to play for.
“Anything above 150 on day four and five, you’ve got a chance if you bowl great and create pressure,” Broad said. “We feel like tomorrow is a must-win day and we can come back and attack it.
“We’ve got a genuine feeling like we’re still in this game. I know South Africa are 120-odd ahead, but there’s no doubt it was pretty good batting conditions, particularly when the ball got softer, so that’s something we’ll want to take forward.”
Stuart Broad feels England have fought their way back into the first Test
Ben Stokes claimed two wickets in seven deliveries but South Africa still lead by 124 runs at Lord’s.
Ben Stokes leads England fightback after South Africa take control of first Test
England had lost every session of this Test match convincingly up to tea on day two and were meandering towards an enormous first innings deficit, when the unlikely duo of Ben Stokes and Jack Leach – where have we heard that before? – conjured a spell of fierce bounce and genuine spin to disrupt South Africa’s momentum.
The tourists still hold a commanding 124-run lead after reaching stumps on 289-7, boosted by a late flurry of runs from bowlers Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen, having toppled their hosts earlier in the day for only 165 led by Kagiso Rabada’s five-wicket haul. Yet as the sun began to dip behind the Main Stand, the home supporters would have left a humming Lord’s with some small cheer having watched their captain lead the kind of fightback that has become a familiar part of England’s weird and wonderful summer.
Lawrence Ostlere with the report from Lord’s:
Ben Stokes leads England fightback after South Africa take control of first Test
South Africa 289-7; England 165 all out: England’s captain and Jack Leach combined to stifle South Africa but a late flurry of runs left the tourists in control following Kagiso Rabada’s five-wicket haul
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