ENG vs SA - On the rain-affected day 1 of the first test at Lord's, visitors South Africa held the leash on the hosts England tightly, crippling them to 116 runs for 6 wickets before Stumps were called on day 1 after just 32 hours due to heavy rainfall.
England lost their first wicket in the form of opener Alex Lees (5) in the 3rd over as Kagiso Rabada provided the opening wicket. Zak Crawley (9) was the next to be dismissed, by the same bowler in the 9th over.
Prominent batter Joe Root was surprisingly dismissed for a low score (8) as he was trapped LBW by Marco Jansen in the 14th over. Jonny Bairstow, who's in red hot form in tests this year, was bowled by Nortje for a 5-ball duck. Ben Stokes smacked 4 boundaries for his 20 runs before he was caught out by Keegan Peterson against Anrich Nortje.
Nortje struck again, dismissing Ben Foakes (6) in the 32nd over. For England, #3 batter Ollie Pope held one end of the crease after England lost their first wicket and remained unbeaten on day 1 after scoring 61 runs with 4 boundaries.
ENG vs SA 1st test day 1 highlights:
Rabada and Nortje strike
Pope stands up
Rain ends the day
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