2.6 to AZ Lees, climbing through, feathers an edge, Rabada strikes! Too good for Lees, who was sticking to the stated mantra of positivity but ended up playing a loose waft outside off. Tight line, maybe seamed away a fraction, rather then coming back in, and Lees’ attempted back-foot force is his undoing. 6/1
8.5 to Z Crawley, gottim this time! Crawley being worked over on off stump, and again he is found wanting. Good ball, wobble seam so it just nips rather than swings lavishly, finds the outside edge and presents Markram with a low catch at second. There’s a roar of delight, quite possibly from Dean Elgar, as Rabada makes a second incision. 25/2
36.2 to OJ Pope, chopped on, Pope runs out of rope! Full length in the channel and he has a dip, but only succeeds in dragging the ball flush into his leg stump. That’s the one SA wanted, third wicket of the innings for Rabada. Applause for Pope as he trudges off, but England really needed him to hang around for a bit longer. 134/7
38.5 to SCJ Broad, slower ball, and Broad is suckered! Full and wide, he stretches to connect, but lobs a simple catch to Elgar at point. Slightly anticlimactic, given the tactics to Broad tend to be of the nose-and-toes variety. But Rabada slips in a change of pace and Lord’s falls silent as England’s happy slapper departs. 145/8
44.6 to JM Anderson, full and skidding into the pads – Rabada gets his five-fa! Although it looked a touch leg side and Anderson reviews. No danger of Rabada being denied his spot on the honours board, though, as this has pitched in line and would have careened into leg stump. Warm applause as he leads his side off, this has been a consummate bowling display to start the series for SA. 165/10
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
