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England 158 (Pope 67, Root 23, Jansen 5-35, Rabada 4-81) and 130 for 1 (Crawley 69*, Lees 39) beat South Africa 118 (Jansen 30, Zondo 23, Robinson 5-49, Broad 4-41) and 169 (Elgar 36, Erwee 26, Stokes 3-39, Broad 3-45) by nine wickets It was only a matter of time …

Hosts lose remaining three wickets inside first half-hour of play as Jansen ends with 5 for 35 Source link

Lunch South Africa 69 for 6 (Zondo 21*, Jansen 17*, Robinson 4-21) vs England Ollie Robinson tore through South Africa on an opening that was emotionally stirring and physically scintillating in equal measure as cricket resumed following a day of respect to honour Her Majesty, the Queen, who died on …

Toss England bowl first vs South Africa England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and asked South Africa to bat first under threatening skies in the third and final Test at The Oval. With the series locked at 1-1 and South Africa targeting top spot on the WTC points …

Big Picture The Hundred is done and dusted… now back to more traditionally minded short-form thrills. England and South Africa have been in hyper-drive during a compelling but erratic Test campaign – a crushing innings victory apiece to date, with neither match surviving beyond the third day. And as we …

South Africa 151 and 88 for 3 (Petersen 20*, van der Dussen 14*) trail England 415 for 9 dec by 176 runs England’s bowlers established a chokehold on South Africa’s batting on the third morning at Emirates Old Trafford, ripping out three key wickets in the first 14 overs to …

Lunch England 212 for 5 (Stokes 34*, Foakes 33*, Bairstow 49, Crawley 38, Nortje 3-41) lead South Africa 151 by 61 runs England overcame a challenging early onslaught from Anrich Nortje to tighten their grip on the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. By lunch, Ben Stokes and …

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat against England South Africa won the toss in the second Test under cloudy skies at Emirates Old Trafford … and chose to bat first, in a decision designed to maximise the impact of their twin-spin attack in the fourth innings, but …

Has England’s B… B… bubble burst? At this point, and despite recent evidence, it’s safe to say, no. And Brendon McCullum will no doubt be saying, “I told you so.” McCullum, England’s head coach, did warn that his side’s new risk-versus-reward Test style would bring ups and downs. In facing …

Innings South Africa 326 (Erwee 73, Jansen 48, Elgar 47, Maharaj 41, Broad 3-71, Stokes 3-71) lead England 165 by 161 runs South Africa struck twice before lunch, having taken a 161-run lead on first innings, to plunge England into further trouble on day three of the first Test at …