#engvsa

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the fake crowd noise is so bad please 😭

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Never change, Joe Root.

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South Africa lead by 205 going into the 3rd day of the 2nd Test at Trent Bridge. 

Turning a team's mood, mindset and match-day performances around can take months but Faf du Plessis was able to achieve that with his South African side in less than a week. Since returning to the squad following the birth of his first child, du Plessis has challenged, chastised and commiserated with his men following their Lord's defeat. And he has also inspired for them to fight a little harder just by doing that himself.

"It's quite easy for everyone to say how good Faf is," Chris Morris said. "It's just his character. He lives for playing for the Proteas and is what a Protea should be. He lives for the team and he leads by example. He puts his body on the line and he doesn't mind batting for three days to save a Test. When a guy leads from the front, a lot of guys will follow." (ESPN)

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Moeen Ali picked up six wickets in the second innings and a 10-fer in the match to put his name on the honours board.

England win the first test against South Africa by 221 runs.

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Joe Root makes 190 on captaincy debut in the first test against South Africa at Lord’s.

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Ben Stokes was once again among the runs, hitting a delightful hundred on day two of the Oval test. England in total command of this one.

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Toby Roland-Jones takes 8 in the third test match as England bounce back strongly to take a series lead of 2-1.

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Reckless from England. South Africa batted for 96.2 overs in their first innings and England could not last as many in both innings combined.

South Africa level the series 1-1 with a 340-run thumping.