By Chris Stocks

England 357-5
(Root184*, Ali 61*, Stokes 56, Philander 3-46)
South Africa
Stumps - Day One
Toss: England, who chose to bat
Umpires: S Ravi (Ind), PR Reiffel (Aus)
July 6, Lord’s, London

On his way: a dejected Alastair Cook departs for three

Done it! Joe Root celebrates his century at Lord’s with Moeen Ali
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IF this is an omen for Joe Root’s fledgling captaincy then England can look to the future with optimism after he posted a magnificent century to rescue his team on the opening day of this first Investec Test against South...