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Anderson and Broad pass 700, Philander gets Cook again

Stats highlights from the second day's play between England and South Africa at Lord's

15-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

Maharaj the catalyst as South Africa take command in adversity

Despite an erratic display from their seamers, South Africa secured a priceless 130-run lead, thanks largely to their under-rated spinner

15-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Trent Bridge

Ballance back in the balance as familiar failings surface

Gary Ballance hasn't played terribly in his recall to Test cricket, but some familiar failings are clouding the judgment about his worth to the team

15-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

England ride luck as Root learns ropes

Things were never going to be as easy as Lord's but Joe Root looked up to the demands of captaincy as England battled in the field

14-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Amla's latest landmark, and Anderson's home comforts

There were notable landmarks for Hashim Amla, James Anderson and Stuart Broad on the first day of the second Investec Test at Trent Bridge

14-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

De Kock keeps it simple after answering du Plessis' call

South Africa needed some no-nonsense impetus to their batting and that is exactly what they got from promoting Quinton de Kock to No. 4 in the order

14-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Trent Bridge

Five questions that England must answer before the Ashes

The Test summer could hardly have started better for England, but there are still several questions England must answer before their departure for the Ashes

13-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

SA call time on Duminy but bigger questions loom

Dropping JP Duminy for lack of runs may have been a logical call but South Africa will miss his leadership and are light on batting replacements

13-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

Morkel takes no pride in over-stepping the mark

Morne Morkel holds an unwelcome world record - 13 wickets from no-balls. But his need to stay the right side of the line isn't South Africa's biggest issue

12-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Trent Bridge

Du Plessis must lift spirits of SA pack

The Test captain has returned with South Africa licking their wounds and Faf du Plessis has work to do to turn things around

11-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

'The most exhilarating day of Test cricket that I have witnessed'

Nineteen wickets on a see-saw day at Lord's was a brilliant advertisement for Test cricket

10-Jul-2017•Fram Hansotia

Basic errors disguise South Africa's structural flaws

It's easy to pinpoint the areas in which South Africa let England off the hook in the first Test. The truth about their predicament on this tour is more complicated

09-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

Moeen's match figures are England's best since Botham

Moeen completes a raft of records, and there's an unwelcome statistic for Alastair Cook, as England complete a record-breaking victory at Lord's

09-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

Confident Root shows early shoots of a bountiful reign

These are early days in the reign of Root, but the signs are already promising. George Dobell runs the rule over his first three days in charge

08-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Lord's

South Africa discover what could possibly go wrong

Kagiso Rabada's suspension and Vernon Philander's hand injury add extra concerns to a South Africa camp that has suffered its fair share of ill fortune

08-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

Moeen England's quiet achiever

The allrounder has never grumbled about whatever role he has been given in the Test side and his 100-wicket milestone was a fitting reward

07-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Lord's

Duminy's endless quest to belong

On more than one occasion in his career it has felt as though the left hander has played a breakthrough innings only for the doubts to reemerge

07-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

Moeen faster than Botham, Sobers, Imran to 2000 runs and 100 wickets

Stats highlights from Moeen Ali's banner day in the series opener at Lord's

07-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

Root digs deep on captaincy debut as fortune favours the brave

Joe Root battled through a cold to register an unbeaten century on his first day as England captain. It was an unyielding illustration of the drive he will bring to the job

06-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Lord's

South Africa's front foot nightmare

Firstly with the catching and then with carelessness from their bowlers, South Africa saw a chance to take control of the first Test slip away from them

06-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

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