![]() And then they were able to declare in their second after another 104 overs at the crease.Įngland’s batting lineup was punctured as easily as party balloons landing on a bed of nails. ![]() South Africa, to the relief of the ground staff perhaps, batted longer than that in their first innings of 335 – by one ball. In this match on a challenging surface – but a perfectly good one for Test cricket – England amassed 338 runs in their two innings from 96.1 overs. If Lord’s had a dreamlike quality for Joe Root, with everything slotting effortlessly into place, this was a nightmare as England – with the exception of Root himself in the first innings – batted with an ineptitude beyond the expectations of their most pessimistic supporter.
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