England vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score Updates: Kagiso Rabada Removes England Openers Early | Cricket News

ENG vs SA 1st Test, Day 1 Live: Kagiso Rabada has given South Africa the early advantage on Day 1 of the first Test between England and South Africa as he removed both the hosts’ openers inside the first hour of play. Rabada got Lees to edge one behind to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyne, while Zak Crawley was caught at second slip. South Africa captain Dean Elgar had won the toss and opted to bowl at Lord’s. While England will look to continue their four-match winning streak, South Africa will want to consolidate their position atop the World Test Championship points table. Interestingly, England have won all their last four matches since Stokes took over as captain batting second, so this match will pose them with a different challenge. (LIVE SCORECARD)

England Playing XI: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Matty Potts, James Anderson

South Africa Playing XI: Dean Elgar(c), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

Here are the LIVE updates of Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and South Africa, straight from Lord’s in London