England Really Positive After Keeping South Africa In Check Says Stuart Broad England V South Africa 2022

Having recovered from adversity to win the first four Tests of the summer, England will refuse to be daunted by the situation they face in this one. After reducing South Africa from 138 for one to 210 for six – with Broad taking the last of those wickets, his 100th at Lord’s – a 72-run partnership between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the tourists back on top. “When you’re bowling relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first-versus-fourth-innings game,” Broad said. “So we’ve got to try and get ahead enough to try and defend it on day four and day five on a relatively dry pitch. I think the game is set up very nicely. “Obviously we should have some great days but we’ve proved this summer that anything can happen and we feel very positive in the dressing room that we’re back in the game.” Sarel Erwee top-scored for South Africa with a towering 73, an innings that ended when he dismissed Stokes veteran Ben Foakes behind the stumps. The England captain then trapped Rassie van der Dussen lbw in his next over, before returning to dismiss Maharaj just before stumps. Ben Stokes celebrates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters “He has an inspired style to what he does,” Broad said. “We needed some breakthroughs. The faker to get rid of [Erwee] it was a really big wicket, it gave us some energy and got the crowd up a bit. And that’s what those kind of players do – they put bums on the seats because you want to see those guys, the theater they bring, and I thought Stokes brought great theater in that middle over after tea.” Broad admitted the partnership between Maharaj, who was dismissed for 41, and Jansen, who remains unbeaten on the same score, caused some frustration – but also some optimism. “They played really well, a little moment of counter-attack,” he said. “We had the ball moving, then we changed the ball and it didn’t do anything for us. I thought it was very good cricket from South Africa to realize that the conditions had changed and they could get on top and attack us a bit. But the batting conditions were very good, especially when the ball got softer. That’s something we’ll want to build on, knowing that once the ball gets softer, we can score a lot of runs.” Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers’ thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week’s action Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Erwee, on the other hand, thought that “the conditions got a bit tougher as the day went on, the wicket got a bit two-paced”. The 32-year-old was playing just his fifth Test innings but seemed anything but taken aback by his surroundings. “I try to do my best, I try to stay in the moment and not think about other things that can fill my mind,” he said. “There are times, when you have a drinks break or you’re changing gloves, you look around and think, ‘Wow, it’s the home of cricket, it’s a special place.’ But I try to control my thoughts as much as possible.” The captain said his team had been rejuvenated by the contributions of Jansen and Maharaj as the shadows lengthened. “Seeing that little collaboration just gives you a little more energy,” he said. “I think the locker room started to buzz a little bit more. The kids want each other to do well, that’s our team spirit. “We’re in a good position at the moment, we’re full of confidence and we’ve got some momentum with this partnership at the back. If we pick them up tomorrow with the same energy, we’ll stay ahead of the game, I’m sure.”

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