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 ...