England v South Africa: Philander and Morris thwart England

South Africa recovered from a 4-wicket burst by using England to depart the second check delicately poised after the first day at Trent Bridge.

Stuart huge (three-forty seven) and Ben Stokes each struck two times to reduce the Proteas from 179-2 to 235-6.

however Vernon Philander made fifty four in an unbroken partnership of 74 with Chris Morris to go away the visitors 309-6.

Hashim Amla (78) and Quinton de Kock (68) placed on 113 at the same time as James Anderson took his 300th check wicket in England.

In beneficial conditions, England have been thwarted by using a few decided South Africa batting inside the morning session before Amla and De Kock ruled the afternoon.

On a slowish pitch, England did not constantly exploit the available motion inside the air and stale the seam till some unfastened South Africa batting allowed the house aspect back in.

From the primary ball after tea, De Kock played a float at vast and become held in the beginning slip with the aid of Alastair cook, then Amla inexplicably hooked a bouncer from the identical bowler immediately to deep backward square leg.

Stokes then noticed Du Plessis brilliantly caught down the leg side through a flying Jonny Bairstow, with Temba Bavuma edging at the back of while attempting a depart.

England have been at the price, simplest to be halted by way of Philander, promoted to variety seven, and the recalled Morris.

soaking up the pressure and riding whilst given the possibility, the seventh-wicket pair were largely untroubled in the nighttime sunshine.

Anderson had Dean Elgar nicely stuck by using Liam Dawson at factor on an attritional morning, at the same time as huge were given Heino Kuhn to play directly to his stumps just after lunch.

till then runs had been not clean to return by using, however De Kock, accelerated to variety four, sparkled with a few notable strokeplay.

The left-hander played drives on each aspects of the wicket and cuts at the back of rectangular in a fifty nine-ball half of-century.

Amla, dropped on fifty six low with the aid of cook in the beginning slip off Stokes, turned into greater circumspect, but played stylish cowl drives of his own and a loft down the floor for six off the left-arm spin of Dawson.

Their 0.33-wicket partnership rattled alongside at extra than 45 runs according to over and that they appeared set to take the game far from England earlier than each played terrible strokes.

Tougher second time for Root

Root enjoyed a serene time in his first take a look at as captain, a 211-run win at Lord's, and said on Thursday that he became searching ahead to whilst he might be challenged.

One gaining knowledge of curve could be the use of the evaluate machine. each of britain's referrals were gone inside 24 overs, with Stokes and broad respectively worrying critiques that were wasted on unlikely lbw shouts.

Root may additionally contemplate the also ponder the make-up of his attack, specifically the spinners.

England were adamant after the first check that Moeen Ali became a 2d spinner behind Dawson and so Moeen, who took 10 wickets at Lord's, was now not used until the forty fifth over, whilst his fellow sluggish bowler regarded ineffective in seven overs for 26 runs.

Root did efficaciously circulate broad from his favored Pavilion make-up to the Radcliffe avenue make-up makeup to spark England's resurgence, however the hosts allowed the game to flow as they waited for the second one new ball to arrive, a length that allowed Philander and Morris to settle.