Joe Root struck five boundaries and a six during his knock of 58
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South Africa were set 466 to win on the third day of the fourth Test in Johannesburg after England captain Joe Root scored a fantastic 58.
Mark Wood excelled with both the bat and ball
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England pace bowler Mark Wood scored an unbeaten 35 and followed it up with three wickets to leave South Africa in dire straits on the second day of the fourth Test in Johannesburg.
Zak Crawley struck 11 boundaries during his knock of 66
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England opener Zak Crawley scored a fantastic 66 before South Africa fought back brilliantly on a rain-affected first day in Johannesburg.
England registered a convincing win in Port Elizabeth and took a 2-1 lead in the series
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Despite a 99-run partnership by Keshav Maharaj and debutant Dane Paterson, England demolished South Africa by an innings and 53 runs in Port Elizabeth to take a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series.
Joe Root finished with figures of 4-31 off 19 overs
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England captain Joe Root carved through South Africa’s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul to leave his side four wickets away from victory on a rain-affected fourth day in Port Elizabeth.
Dominic Bess ended the day with figures of 5-51 off 31 overs
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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock fought valiantly with an unbeaten 63, but spinner Dominic Bess’ five-for kept England firmly in control on the third day in Port Elizabeth.
Ollie Pope is delighted upon bringing up his maiden Test hundred
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Ollie Pope struck a career-best 135 not out and Ben Stokes made 120 as England tormented South Africa on the second day in Port Elizabeth.
Zak Crawley was England’s top run-scorer on the opening day with 44 runs
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Zak Crawley led the way with his knock of 44 as England’s batsmen all chipped in on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.
Ben Stokes finished with figures of 3-35 off 23.4 overs
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes took three wickets as South Africa fell agonisingly short of saving the second Test on the final day in Cape Town.
Pieter Malan hit two boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 63
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Debutant Pieter Malan scored an unbeaten 63 after South Africa were set 438 to win following England opener Dom Sibley’s career-best 133 not out.
