Stuart Broad made a great catch 3rd morning at Lord's
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England had convincingly lost every session of this Test match into the second tea, and were the first innings meandering towards a huge deficit. Where have you heard of Ben Stokes and Jack Leach? – Smashed the momentum ofSouth Africawith a spell of hard bounce and true spin.
Tourists held a commanding lead of 124 runs after he reached the stumps 289-7, but bowlers Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen defeated the host first, so it was caught up with a furious momentum in the final stage. Kagiso Rabadaon his 165-only day headed by a 5-wicket hall.
But as the sun began to set behind the main stands, his home supporters cheered a little as they watched the captain lead the kind of counterattack that has become a strange and familiar part of England. humming with would have left his load behind. It's been a great summer and they look to be building on it on his third day.
Follow the latest scores and sequential updates from the first test below.
South Africa 290-8 - Jansen 42, Norce 0; England 165
79 overs: Ben Stokes bowling from the other side. Durham double in England attack. Jansen makes his first run of the morning with a flick toe leg while Norce gets a treat with a short bowling. However, he avoids damage.
South Africa 289-8 - Jansen 41, Nortje 0; England 165
78 Over: Wow. What a wonderful start to the morning in England! Exactly what they needed. With Anrich Nortje being his number 10 man, the rest of his pass is hardly noticeable. 83}
wickets. Labada c Broad, b Potts 3 - South Africa 289-8
Wow. What a start for England. A couple of bouncers from Potts with Labada swinging out of the way before Labada pulls another short one and Stuart Broad takes a stunning catch.
Jump into the air like a salmon in the wide middle, raise your hands and stick together. incredible grub. Wow.
England vs South Africa
Yes this is me we go Kagiso Labada strikes Mattie Potts aiming for first over in progress
Okay, the players are just leaving so it's going to be quick. Mind you, South Africa finished his second day 289-7, beating England by 124 runs.
Marco Jansen (41 out) and Kagiso Labada (3 out) are in the crease. Janssen struck a very interesting partnership with Keshav his Maharajji and his 72 before Ben his Stokes bounced off the latter and he showed he knows how to swing the bat.
Forecast set to fair
Some good news Lord's front. It's dry now and the weather forecast says it won't rain today. The rainy weather on the first day feels more and more like a distant memory.
With ample cloud cover, England's swing should help the bowlers, but they will be eager to bat for themselves as soon as possible. A sharpened sword.
Jack Leach promises England a tenacious counterattack
England won't give up ghosts in this game, according to spinner Jack Leach.
"We're behind the game, but we're stuck very well," Leach said at the end of his second day when he told Sky Sports. Told. "We're always trying to take wickets. That's how we think. We could have done a little more, but we have to keep it.
``I felt like I was creating half.
Leach bowled admirably in the evening session and deservedly took the wicket for Aiden Markrum. But I could have easily won a few more.
"I felt like I had nothing to lose and I could spin the ball hard and see what was on the surface," he added.
"I feel that conviction now. I am confident that I have played well enough in Test cricket. I can gain that confidence through my performance." 153}
"I feel more control and energy when I get into the rhythm. Don't rush. Once you feel the excitement and tension, you can run your way through the run-up.
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Sarel Erwee says South Africa are confident
South African opener Sarel Erwee is 73 on day two Top-scoring for the Proteas, they then witnessed an entertaining 72-run stand for the seventh wicket between Marco Jansen and Keshab Maharaj, returning the momentum back to the visitors after England's post-tee burst.
Earlier in the day, Kagiso Rabada joined the Lord's honor committee in his 5 fales and was instrumental in dismissing the hosts in 165. Erwee is confident his team is still in control.
Erwee said: "With the partnership on the back end and the fact that one of our bowlers got five fars, we have a little bit of momentum. If we lock up again with the same energy, I'm sure it will. Game ahead."
Stuart Broad supports Jimmy Anderson to keep going "as long as he wants."
On the second day Broad himself overtook Kyle Verain to take his 100th Test wicket at Lords. Meanwhile, Jack Leach,Matthew Potts,James Anderson all.
The latter celebrated his first exam wicket since turning 40 earlier this month, and his partners in crime are pushing him to keep moving forward. did.
Broad said: he can go as far as he likes.
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Stuart Broad impressed with skipper Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes has sore left knee Tests towards the end of the second day and Stuart Broad, who took 100 wickets at Lord's during the day's play, impressed with his skipper.
Broad said: I think his knees tremble just a little bit on the odd occasion, but he seems to be coping and is pretty tough when it comes to things like that.
what he does. he is all action. He actually wanted to bowl from the nursery end. He's not a big fan of Pavilion End.
"We had to convince him a bit, but now that he's calmed down and started to move, we needed some breakthroughs and the bouncer that removed the opener was a cracker. You can do that."
"I thought it moved us. It was a really big wicket. It gave us a little bit of energy."
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