06/07Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 6-9 2017
England won by 211 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
06/07Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 6-9 2017
England won by 211 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
, play 01:25
Butcher: Moeen's bowling had it all

Former England batsman Mark Butcher pays tribute to Moeen Ali, who broke a raft of records amid a Man of the Match performance against South Africa at Lord's

, play 02:25
Root's report card: Could it have gone much better?

Melinda Farrell and George Dobell analyse Joe Root's first game as England Test captain and look to the future of his reign

, play 02:05
Moonda: Duminy's Test career may be over

ESPNcricinfo's Melinda Farrell and Firdose Moonda discuss the changes that South Africa need to make before the start of the second Test on Friday

, play 01:19
'Lack of maturity' leaves Duminy's career hanging by a thread

Is the end of JP Duminy's Test career nigh after a soft dismissal just before tea on day 4 at Lord's?

, play 03:03
Where should Quinton de Kock bat?

Melinda Farrell and Firdose Moonda discuss whether Quinton de Kock should bat higher as South Africa look to be heading to defeat at Lord's.

, play 00:56
England in familiar predicament after early losses

George Dobell says that Joe Root's new England look remarkably like the old England as they lost four wickets before lunch on the first day at Lord's.

, play 04:49
#PoliteEnquiries: Is Moeen the next James Bond?

George Dobell and Firdose Moonda discuss what a different world 'Double Mo Seven' would live in and whether Liam Dawson's mum thinks he's the best spinner in England

, play 04:40
#PoliteEnquiries: Does Quinton de Kock feel anything?

George Dobell, Firdose Moonda and a tractor answer your questions after the third day at Lord's.

, play 01:37
WATCH - Root's route to the top job

Joe Root made his England debut in late 2012 and is now leading his country for the first time

, play 01:01
Faf worried about 'mental hangover' after difficult tour

Returning captain says the ODI series, Champions Trophy and T20I series have taken their toll on the South Africa side.

, play 01:03
'You can take it back' - Elgar pleased to give captaincy back to Faf

Dean Elgar jokingly handed the captaincy back to returning skipper Faf du Plessis after he lost the first Test as stand-in.

, play 01:15
'Moeen at his best when he is aggressive' - Root

England's captain praised Moeen Ali after his all-round performance in the first Test at Lord's.

, play 01:07
Rabada aggression part of cricket - Bavuma

Temba Bavuma believes there is a balance to be found to maintain the intensity of bowler versus batsman

, play 01:06
Bavuma channelling Perth performance for inspiration

South Africa batsman says he's thinking about how South Africa came back in Perth, against Australia in November 2016.

, play 01:30
'Stump mics mean you can't get away with anything' - Anderson

James Anderson says the increased scrutiny from the improving technologies used to cover cricket make it hard to get away with aggressive behaviour.

Match Coverage

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Moeen's match

1980

Last time an England player scored 50+ and took 10+ wickets in a Test, before Moeen Ali in this match - Ian Botham v India at Wankhede.

Top-order thrashed

1998

Last time SA's top-4 accounted for less than 25 runs in a Test innings in England, at Headingley. Their top-4 have put only 24 runs in the 2nd inns of this Test.

First session troubles

246/16

Eng's score in the first sessions of this Test - 82/4 on Day 1, 101/5 on Day 2 and 63/7 on Day 4. In the other sessions of the day they have struck 394 runs for just 2 wkts.

Cook v Morkel

9

No. of times Cook has been dismissed by Morkel in Tests, the joint-most by any bowler with Johnson. None of the other SA bowlers have got Cook more than 4 times.

Time to score?

97

Runs scored by Gary Balance in his last 9 innings . He has a top score of 28 in this period.

Moeen's quick double

38

No. of Tests taken by Moeen Ali to complete 2000+ runs and 100+ wickets - the 5th fastest among 28 players to do so. For Eng, Tony Greig (37 Tests) is quickest.

Elgar in good touch

5

No. of 50+ scores for Dean Elgar in 10 Test innings this year. No other SA player has hit more than 3 such scores.

Amla at Lord's

2

No. of 100s for Amla in 2 Tests at Lord's, - 104* in 2008 & 121 in 2012. However, both came in 2nd inns of the Tests. At other Eng venues: 1 century in 5 Tests.

Broad scores

65

No. of consecutive Test innings without a fifty for Stuart Broad, before getting one in this game. His last such score was in Ashes 2013 at Trent Bridge.

Big start

3

No. of batsmen to make a bigger score on captaincy debut, than Root's 190 - Graham Dowling (239), Chanderpaul (203*) and Clem Hill (191).

Ton on captaincy debut

6

England batsmen who have scored a Test century on captaincy debut, including each of the last four: Root, Cook, Pietersen and Strauss.