ENG VS SA TEST 2022 DAY 1 : SOUTH AFRCIA PACERS ARE SUPERB WITH BALL & STUMPS CALLED ON DAY 1 DUE TO RAIN

 ENG VS SA FIRST TEST 2022  DAY 1 EARLY STUMP DUE TO RAIN, SOUTH AFRICA FAST BOWLERS KAGISO RABADA AND ANRICH NORTJE SUPERB WITH BALL.

SOUTH AFRICA  FAST BOWLERS DAY AT LORDS IN THE MORNING  KAGISO RABADA & ANRICH NORTJE ARE TERRIFIC BOWLING DISPLAYS  IN THE FIRST SESSION.

WHILE SOUTH AFRICA WON THE TOSS OPT TO BOWL FIRST AND PUT INTO ENGLAND BAT FIRST AT LORDS.

ENGLAND HAD A BAD START AND LOST 5 WICKETS OF JUST A SCORE OF 100 RUNS BEFORE THE LUNCH BREAK.

ONLY OLLIE POPE HITS A CRUCIAL UNBEATEN HALF-CENTURY FOR HIS TEAM

SOUTH AFRICA FAST BOWLERS KAGISO RABADA TAKE TWO WICKETS AND ANRICH NORTJE PICKED UP THREE WICKETS  AND MARCO JANSEN ONE WICKET.

AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK SOUTH AFRICA BOWL 6 OVERS AFTER RAIN STOPS PLAY.

AFTER SOMR TIME DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND VERY WET WEATHER  DAY 1 HAS BEEN EARLY CALLED OFF AT LORDS.

OLLIE POPE SCORE UNBEATEN  61 RUNS OFF 87 BALLS.

ENGLAND  1ST INNINGS  -  116/6    ( 32 )  OVERS,  DAY 1 STUMPS.

ENG VS SA  1ST TEST 2022 PLAYING 11 : 

ENGLAND XI: ALEX LEES, ZAK CRAWLEY, OLLIE POPE, JOE ROOT, JONNY BAIRSTOW, BEN STOKES ( C ), BEN FOAKES ( WK), STUART BROAD, JACK LEACH, MATTY POTTS, JAMES ANDERSON.

SOUTH AFRCA XI : DEAN ELGAR ( C ) , SAREL ERWEE, KEEGAN PETERSEN, AIDEN MARKRAM, RASSIE VAN DER DUSSEN, KYLE VERREYNE ( WK ) , MARCO JANSEN, KESHAV MAHARAJ, KAGSIO RABADA, ANRICH NORTJE, LUNGI NGIDI