Reaction From The First Test Defeat At Lord S

South Africa’s batsmen then picked up where the bowlers left off, with a strong opening partnership of 85. England then hit back at regular points after that, reducing the tourists to 210/6, but then a 72-run stand between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Janssen put England well back in the game again. Nick Hoult adds a bit more detail from Lord’s match report: Stokes, three for 53 in three spells, was forced to bowl more than he would have liked due to a lack of edge from the rest and while he pulled South Africa back after a commanding start, a scintillating seventh-wicket stand of 72 from 75 balls between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the day away from England. England have always managed to find a way back this summer and it is impossible to write him off as the players fuel Stokes’ belief that he can win from any position. Those who won the Tube strike to be at Lord’s on Friday are in for a thriller, but this time they start their second innings not chasing a target, but trying to put one on the back of a significant first innings deficit. It’s new ground, but something they’ll try to conquer. Stuart Broad, certainly, was talking about England’s chances despite a difficult day with the bat and in the field. “We have a real feeling that we are still in this game. We proved this summer that you know anything can happen and we feel very positive in the changing room that we are back in the game. “I know South Africa are 120 up, but there is no doubt that the batting conditions were very good, especially when the ball got softer. “When you get bowled out relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first versus fourth innings game. So we’ve got to try and get far enough ahead that we can try to defend it on days four and five on a relatively dry pitch.” Broad said England were confident they could defend “anything above 150” in the fourth innings of the Test. “We feel like tomorrow is a must-win day,” he said. “We should have some great days.” Hard to dispute his ultimate assessment there.

title: “Reaction From The First Test Defeat At Lord S Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Amanda Tripp”

South Africa’s batsmen then picked up where the bowlers left off, with a strong opening partnership of 85. England then hit back at regular points after that, reducing the tourists to 210/6, but then a 72-run stand between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Janssen put England well back in the game again. Nick Hoult adds a bit more detail from Lord’s match report: Stokes, three for 53 in three spells, was forced to bowl more than he would have liked due to a lack of edge from the rest and while he pulled South Africa back after a commanding start, a scintillating seventh-wicket stand of 72 from 75 balls between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the day away from England. England have always managed to find a way back this summer and it is impossible to write him off as the players fuel Stokes’ belief that he can win from any position. Those who won the Tube strike to be at Lord’s on Friday are in for a thriller, but this time they start their second innings not chasing a target, but trying to put one on the back of a significant first innings deficit. It’s new ground, but something they’ll try to conquer. Stuart Broad, certainly, was talking about England’s chances despite a difficult day with the bat and in the field. “We have a real feeling that we are still in this game. We proved this summer that you know anything can happen and we feel very positive in the changing room that we are back in the game. “I know South Africa are 120 up, but there is no doubt that the batting conditions were very good, especially when the ball got softer. “When you get bowled out relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first versus fourth innings game. So we’ve got to try and get far enough ahead that we can try to defend it on days four and five on a relatively dry pitch.” Broad said England were confident they could defend “anything above 150” in the fourth innings of the Test. “We feel like tomorrow is a must-win day,” he said. “We should have some great days.” Hard to dispute his ultimate assessment there.

title: “Reaction From The First Test Defeat At Lord S Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Thomas Houghton”

South Africa’s batsmen then picked up where the bowlers left off, with a strong opening partnership of 85. England then hit back at regular points after that, reducing the tourists to 210/6, but then a 72-run stand between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Janssen put England well back in the game again. Nick Hoult adds a bit more detail from Lord’s match report: Stokes, three for 53 in three spells, was forced to bowl more than he would have liked due to a lack of edge from the rest and while he pulled South Africa back after a commanding start, a scintillating seventh-wicket stand of 72 from 75 balls between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the day away from England. England have always managed to find a way back this summer and it is impossible to write him off as the players fuel Stokes’ belief that he can win from any position. Those who won the Tube strike to be at Lord’s on Friday are in for a thriller, but this time they start their second innings not chasing a target, but trying to put one on the back of a significant first innings deficit. It’s new ground, but something they’ll try to conquer. Stuart Broad, certainly, was talking about England’s chances despite a difficult day with the bat and in the field. “We have a real feeling that we are still in this game. We proved this summer that you know anything can happen and we feel very positive in the changing room that we are back in the game. “I know South Africa are 120 up, but there is no doubt that the batting conditions were very good, especially when the ball got softer. “When you get bowled out relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first versus fourth innings game. So we’ve got to try and get far enough ahead that we can try to defend it on days four and five on a relatively dry pitch.” Broad said England were confident they could defend “anything above 150” in the fourth innings of the Test. “We feel like tomorrow is a must-win day,” he said. “We should have some great days.” Hard to dispute his ultimate assessment there.

title: “Reaction From The First Test Defeat At Lord S Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “Steve Halla”

South Africa’s batsmen then picked up where the bowlers left off, with a strong opening partnership of 85. England then hit back at regular points after that, reducing the tourists to 210/6, but then a 72-run stand between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Janssen put England well back in the game again. Nick Hoult adds a bit more detail from Lord’s match report: Stokes, three for 53 in three spells, was forced to bowl more than he would have liked due to a lack of edge from the rest and while he pulled South Africa back after a commanding start, a scintillating seventh-wicket stand of 72 from 75 balls between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the day away from England. England have always managed to find a way back this summer and it is impossible to write him off as the players fuel Stokes’ belief that he can win from any position. Those who won the Tube strike to be at Lord’s on Friday are in for a thriller, but this time they start their second innings not chasing a target, but trying to put one on the back of a significant first innings deficit. It’s new ground, but something they’ll try to conquer. Stuart Broad, certainly, was talking about England’s chances despite a difficult day with the bat and in the field. “We have a real feeling that we are still in this game. We proved this summer that you know anything can happen and we feel very positive in the changing room that we are back in the game. “I know South Africa are 120 up, but there is no doubt that the batting conditions were very good, especially when the ball got softer. “When you get bowled out relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first versus fourth innings game. So we’ve got to try and get far enough ahead that we can try to defend it on days four and five on a relatively dry pitch.” Broad said England were confident they could defend “anything above 150” in the fourth innings of the Test. “We feel like tomorrow is a must-win day,” he said. “We should have some great days.” Hard to dispute his ultimate assessment there.