England were 260/6 at stumps on day 1. (Source: AP)
Hosts England concluded the first day at 260/6 after skipper Joe Root and his deputy Ben Stokes scored individual half-centuries in the process. While the captain and vice-captain provided England with some resistance, it was Kagiso Rabada and Duanne Olivier’s share of four wickets that restricted the home side in accelerating the run flow. Joe Root’s troops presently lead the four-match series 2-1 after they won the first and third match and a win in this game will give them the series in their favour.
England end day’s play at 260/6.
England Playing XI: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Tom Westley, Joe Root (c), Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Toby Roland-Jones, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
South Africa Playing XI: Heino Kuhn, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier
