LONDON (AP) Joe Root narrowly missed out on a second double century at Lord’s, departing early on Day 2 of the first test before England was dismissed for 458 by South Africa before lunch on Friday.
Root, playing his first match as England captain, had added six runs to his overnight score of 184 when he edged behind a delivery from Morne Morkel in the first ball of the day’s third over.
Morkel trapped Liam Dawson lbw for a duck two balls later before England counter-attacked through Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad, who added 46 runs for the eighth wicket – mostly through swipes to the boundary from Broad.