Joe Root leads England recovery

Johannesburg, 15 January (CRICKETNMORE) -  Joe Root scored an unbeaten 106 and shared a  partnership with Ben Stokes as England put the brakes on a hostile South African attack to reach 238 for five at the end of Day 2 of the third test at Johannesburg.

South Africa vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Scorecard

Toss: South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first.

Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

South Africa (1st Innings) : 313/10 in 99.3 Overs (  Dean Elgar 46, Hashim Amla 40, Ben Stokes 3/53, Steven Finn 2/50, Stuart Broad 2/82)

England Innings :  238/5 in 50.4 Overs ( Joe Root 106 not out, Ben Stokes 58, Kagiso Rabada 2/44, Morne Morkel 2/63)

Teams

England (Playing XI) : Alastair Cook(c), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow(w), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson

South Africa (Playing XI) : Stiaan van Zyl, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers(c), Faf du Plessis, Temba Bavuma, Dane Vilas(w), Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Hardus Viljoen