Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj took South Africa right into a first-innings lead of greater than 100 runs in the primary Test in opposition to England at Lord’s on Thursday following a tremendous fifty from Sarel Erwee.
South Africa’s Marco Jansen hits a boundary throughout play on day 2 of the primary Test match between England and South Africa on the Lord’s cricket floor in London on 18 August 2022. Picture: Adrian DENNIS / AFP
LONDON – Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj took South Africa right into a first-innings lead of greater than 100 runs in the primary Test in opposition to England at Lord’s on Thursday following a tremendous fifty from Sarel Erwee.
England captain Ben Stokes had bowled his facet again into the sport when he eliminated well-set opener Erwee (73) and Rassie van der Dussen (19) in fast succession to go away the Proteas 192-5.
But come stumps on the second day South Africa had been 289-7 – 124 runs forward.
Jansen was 41 not out, having added 72 in simply 75 balls for the seventh wicket with Maharaj (41) as they punished England’s failure to bowl to more and more unorthodox fields.
South Africa had earlier dismissed England for simply 165, with quick bowler Kagiso Rabada taking 5-52 – his twelfth five-wicket haul in a Test innings however first at Lord’s.
“We’ve got a bit of momentum with that partnership at the back end and one of our bowlers getting a ‘five-for’,” Erwee instructed reporters.
“If we rock up tomorrow with the same energy we’ll stay ahead of the game, I’m sure.”
As for his personal innings, the 32-year-old left-hander, showing in simply his fifth Test, stated: “There are times you look around and think, it (Lord’s) is ‘the Home of Cricket’, a special place. But I try to control my thoughts as much as possible.”
Ollie Pope’s 73 was the one double-figure rating by a specialist England batsman, with all-rounder Stokes’s 20 the next-best contribution.
“Obviously we are behind in the game, but we stuck at it very well,” England left-arm spinner Jack Leach instructed Sky Sports.
As for Jansen and Maharaj’s stand, he added: “It’s the way it goes. We’re always trying to play without the scoreboard and do the right things.”
Thursday’s largely sunny circumstances undoubtedly made batting simpler than it had been on Wednesday’s rain-shortened first day.
ELGAR’S FREAK EXIT
But South Africa captain Dean Elgar and fellow left-hander Erwee nonetheless confirmed loads of utility whereas additionally scoring briskly in opposition to an England assault that lacked each the tempo and accuracy of the Proteas’ 4 quicks.
Elgar, dropped on seven by Zak Crawley in the slips, was then largely untroubled till, having made 47, he fell in freak trend when a ball from 40-year-old England nice James Anderson deflected off his thigh guard and forearm earlier than trickling onto the stumps.
Erwee reached simply his second Test fifty when he struck Stuart Broad via the covers for a sixth 4 in 89 balls confronted.
Aiden Markram hit three fours in his 16 earlier than he was caught behind off Leach – the primary spinner utilized by both facet this match.
South Africa had been nonetheless well-placed when Stokes took two wickets for 5 runs in seven balls en path to stumps figures of 3-53 in 12 overs.
He dismissed the resolute Erwee when an excellent bouncer from across the wicket lifted off a very good size to take the glove earlier than lobbing gently to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes.
Stokes, battling a longstanding knee downside, then had van der Dussen plumb lbw for 19.
Stuart Broad then took his one hundredth Test wicket at Lord’s when Kyle Verreynne (11) edged behind to opposing gloveman Foakes.
Maharaj, nonetheless, dismissively pulled Anderson for 4 and Jansen hooked Stokes for six over lengthy leg.
England resumed Thursday on 116-6, with Pope 61 not out earlier than Rabada wrapped up the innings, having sparked an preliminary collapse by eradicating openers Alex Lees and Crawley cheaply on Wednesday.
England have gained all 4 of their Tests beneath a brand new management pairing of Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum after adopting a coverage of all-out assault.
But the method was discovered wanting in opposition to a high quality assault that has helped South Africa climb to the highest of the World Test Championship desk.
Rabada, had Pope chopping on to a full-length ball to finish a 102-ball innings, with England 134-7.
He then deceived Broad with a intelligent slower ball the tailender spooned to Elgar at level earlier than ending the innings by having Anderson lbw for a duck.