Ruthless Root leads England to victory

By Chris Stocks

England 458 (Root 190, Morkel 4-115) & 233 (Cook 69, Maharaj 4-85)
South Africa 361 (Bavuma 59, Ali 4-59) & 119 (Bavuma 21, Ali 6-53)
England won by 211 runs
Toss: England, who chose to bat Umpires: S Ravi (India), PR Reiffel (Australia)

Captain fantastic: Joe Root leaves the field after putting his side on a dominant position on day one
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THERE is no understating the importance of the fact that England’s first Test victory against South Africa at Lord’s since 1960 was built on the back of an outstanding captaincy debut from Joe...

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