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England seize day as Root launches captaincy with 184*

Joe Root finished his first day as England's captain on an unbeaten 184 as England fought back from a poor start at Lord's to finish in a strong position

06-Jul-2017•The Report by Alan Gardner

Elgar keen to see South Africa as underdogs

South Africa's stand-in captain enjoyed success at Lord's earlier this season for Somerset, but leading his country there will be a whole new challenge for him

05-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda at Lord's

South Africa's Lord's legacy greets Root era

Two new captains will face each other at Lord's, but while Dean Elgar is just a stand-in, for Joe Root it is the beginning of his era of English cricket

05-Jul-2017•The Preview by Alan Gardner

England include Dawson, Ballance confirmed at No. 3

England will go into a Lord's Test with two spinners for the first time in almost a quarter of a century on Thursday

04-Jul-2017•George Dobell at Lord's

SA have 'moved on' from absent de Villiers

Vernon Philander said South Africa have got used to AB de Villiers' absence from the Test side, winning their last four series without him

04-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

Domingo reapplies to be South Africa coach

Russell Domingo has confirmed he has reapplied to be South Africa's coach when his contract expires in August, at the end of the England tour

03-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis misses Lord's; Elgar captains

Faf du Plessis will miss the opening Test against England at Lord's to remain with his wife after the 'difficult' birth of their first child

03-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

Philander fit for Lord's Test

Vernon Philander has been passed fit for South Africa's opening Test against England at Lord's

02-Jul-2017•Firdose Moonda

South Africa bowlers toil in drawn tour game

South Africa's attack got overs in the legs but not many wickets in the column in their final competitive outing ahead of the four-Test series against England, which starts at Lord's on Thursday

01-Jul-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ballance, Dawson named in Root's first Test squad

Gary Ballance and Liam Dawson have both been named in a 12-man squad to face South Africa at Lord's for what will be Joe Root's first Test as captain.

01-Jul-2017•Andrew Miller

Broad ready for Lord's after sweating on heel injury

Stuart Broad is confident of being fit for England's first Test of the summer, against South Africa at Lord's next week, after suffering a heel problem while playing for Nottinghamshire last week

30-Jun-2017•Alan Gardner at Lord's

Kuhn, Amla highlight productive day for SA

The South Africans enjoyed a productive outing at New Road, with four batsmen registering half-centuries as England Lions managed just three wickets on another shortened day.

30-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Difficult birth' of child puts du Plessis in doubt for Lord's

Though the baby was born a week before the start of the series, a CSA spokesperson said the captain will travel to the UK only once the baby and his wife Imari are "settled"

30-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

Garton shines as Ballance looks forward

George Garton took the one wicket to fall as the touring South Africans faced just 20 overs on a rain-affected day

29-Jun-2017•George Dobell at New Road

'Root's positivity will come through in his captaincy' - Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss, England's head coach, has backed Joe Root to bring the same positive intent to his captaincy that he has always brought to his batting

29-Jun-2017•Andrew Miller

Du Plessis in line for Lord's after birth of child

Faf du Plessis is expected to return to the UK in time to captain South Africa in the first Test against England at Lord's after going home for the birth of his first child

29-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

Philander misses warm-up match against Lions

The South Africa fast bowler continues to recover from an ankle injury he sustained during a stint with Sussex but the team is hopeful he will be available for the first Test at Lord's, which starts from July 6

29-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers expected to retire from Test cricket

AB de Villiers is expected to retire from Test cricket as early as August, in a second attempt at hanging up his whites, unless CSA can convince him to stay on again. AB de Villiers is expected to retire from Test cricket as early as August, in a second

26-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

Kuhn, Phehlukwayo in South Africa's Test squad

South Africa have named three new caps, including opening batsman in Heino Kuhn, in the Test squad to play England

26-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers to meet with CSA in August to decide future

AB de Villiers will meet with CSA in August to chart his future in international cricket

26-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

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