South Africa held firm control in the first Test against England, bowling the hosts out for just 165 and going 289-7 in the end. of plays to establish a lead of 124 runs, thanks to Sarel Erwee's 73 runs and a 72-run partnership between Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj.
He was down 116 to 6 on opening day and England had to rely on Ollie Pope to get any closer to 200. However, he was dismissed for 73 after adding just 12 runs to the overnight score as Kagiso Labada won his twelfth five-wicket hole in Test match cricket.
After easily driving off England's tail, Dean his Elgar and Earwie shared his partnership in the crucial opening of his 85 runs, bowling very disappointingly against his display. South Africa are off to a great start. Elgar was dismissed for 47 by James Anderson after the ball was deflected away from him and returned to the stumps before Keegan Petersen was removed for 24 by Matthew Potts.
But when the game paused for tea, South Africa was her 158-2. seemed to be in good control. After the break, however, England launched a counter-attack as they took four wickets for just 50 runs. Spinner Jack Leach found some turns, dismissing Aiden Markram for 16 and Stokes making his two very important.
He bounced off Erwie in the first to finish a great innings, trapping Lassie van der his Dussen lbw for 19. Stuart Broad then took Kyle Verane out for 11 to take his 100th wicket at Lord's.
However, Janssen and Maharaj absorbed some pressure before extending South Africa's lead to more than his triple digits and launching a counterattack. The pair shared his 72-run partnership, and in the end Maharaj lost to Stokes on 41, while Janssen remained unbeaten on 41.
Here are six stories of him from this day's play.
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Gareth Copley/Getty Images)Ruth's day is red Two of the
day tests are "Red for Ruth" days, where players, commentators and fans are all encouraged to wear red to support the Ruth Strauss Foundation. The charity was founded by former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss in memory of his wife Ruth, who died at the age of 46 in 2018 after being diagnosed with incurable lung cancer. I was.
The foundation aims to help families facing the death of a parent, and since 2019, Lord's has been in the red every year to raise funds and awareness, and at last year's event His £1.2million has been raised. "It's very important for families going through this to get professional help," Strauss said last year.
"They often feel completely at a loss, all out at sea, terrified and horrified and incredibly emotional, so I find it really encouraging, It warms my heart to see what we are accomplishing in action, for what we have promised.It is very satisfying to create a worthy legacy for Ruth's name.
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Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Pope goes down early
After standing alone with an excellent unbeaten 61 on the first day, Pope could be on the line if England want to get closer to a competitive first innings score. But South Africa let him off early on day two and Labada finally got his man after seeing Awie almost comically drop a catch on the first slip
But Labada dismissed him in the next over, and Pope chopped a well-made 73 to send England off 134-7, and they made just 31 runs. Just add that to the lackluster total:
"Bowling, Labada," former England spinner Phil Tufnell told the BBC Test Match Special. "Pope hasn't put himself in a good position, but at least he gave England a sniff and something to bowl out. Yesterday could have been very awkward."
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ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)Rabada Star
Suspected injury prior to this. In a match with ankle problems, Labada splendidly led the South African attack at Lord's and skittled England by just 165. He scored his excellent figures of 5-52 from his 19 overs and was his first five wickets his hole at Home of Cricket.
Labada is now one of the world's best bowlers, booking the innings perfectly and a quality new ball with his spell removing England's two first goals, I'm back to eject Pope and Broad and Anderson's set.
Strauss told Sky Sports, "He seems to be able to extract movement even when he's out of the pitch and when he doesn't move much. That's why his strike rate is among the highest in the game's history." It's in,' he said. 5 wickets. And by the look on his face, I knew it was something very special to be on that honor board.Former South African quick player Mone Moker said, "A genius with the ball. Congrats @kglabada. What a special achievement."
Elgar's bizarre dismissal
After sharing a solid opening partnership of 85 runs with Arwie, the South African captain saw him denied a Test 50 for the 23rd time. After battling to 47, Elgar was fired by Anderson. The ball bounced off his thigh pads and his arm and back onto the stump.
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook told the BBC Test Match. Special "This is Jimmy's first wicket at age 40. He wouldn't like me to say it, but I had to. It hit Dean Elgar's thigh pads and he
"He tried to hit with the bat, but it wasn't fast enough.
Impressions of Erwee
Dating back to 2020 Erwee considered retiring from cricket, but eventually fell back in love with the game after working with a sports psychologist during thecoronavirus pandemic, leading to his continued his career. He made his international debut against New Zealand earlier in the year, scoring an impressive 100 in the Second Test at Christchurch and is now half a century at Lords.
Before the series began, Ahwey told the BBC: : I had left the cricket field that had affected my energy and mindset, and I had a lot of things going on in my personal life. was
His subsequent success was a remarkable story, and his innings in this Test were excellent. The 32-year-old had the misfortune to fall short of his triple figures, eventually losing out to a good shortstop from Stokes on his ball.
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Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Stokes leads a short England counterattack
South Africa looks set to build an impressive first innings Stokes, who led 187-3, brought himself up and took two wickets in quick succession.First he was a great bouncer and set off Erwie for 73 and pinned van der Dussen lbw for 19. Maharajji launched a counterattack. Speaking on the BBC's Test Match Special, Tufnell said of Stokes' spell, "a little bit of bowling".
"Ben Stokes gets things done and England likes to fall into holes and fight back," added former South African seamer Vernon Philander.