ENG vs SA 1st test: Courtesy of Sarel Erwee's half-century and the batting unit, South Africa scored 326 runs in the first innings.
Opener Sarel Erwee scored 73 runs while Marco Jansen contributed 48 runs. Captain Dean Elgar scored 47 runs and Keshav Maharaj also contributed with 41 runs.
For England, Stuart Broad and captain Ben Stokes grabbed 3 wickets each, Matty Potts picked up 2 wickets while James Anderson and Jack Leach managed 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, England were bowled out for 165/10 with Kagiso Rabada pickin up 5 wickets. Ollie Pope was the top scorer with 73 runs where none of the other batters were able to cross the 20-run mark.
Earlier, South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss & opted to field first against England in the first test. This match is being played at Lord's, London.
Brief Score:
- England - 165/10 (Pope - 73, Rabada - 5/52)
- South Africa - 326/10 (Erwee - 73, Broad - 3/71)
