2017 South Africa's Tour of England - England Vs South Africa First Test @ Lord's Thursday July 06 -10,2017

England Squad

Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Liam Dawson, Keaton Jennings, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood.

Faf du Plessis will miss the opening Test against England at Lord's to remain with his wife after the "difficult" birth of their first child. Dean Elgar will stand in as captain, leading South Africa for the first time.

South Africa Squad: Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Heino Kuhn, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Duanne Olivier, Andile Phehlukwayo, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dean Elgar(c)

After the end of the one-day and T20 series, England and South Africa will now square off in the longer format as the first Test between England and South Africa at Lord’s. This series assumes more importance as this will be the first time that 26-year-old Joe Root will be leading the Three Lions. Hence, it will be interesting to see how England’s premier batsman handles the responsibility.

England won the toss and chose to bat first

Test Debut - Heino Kuhn(South Africa)

England Scored
Alastair Cook                 03(13 Balls)
Keaton Jennings             08(12 Balls 4x2)
Gary Ballance                 20(41 Balls 4x2)
Jonny Bairstow               10(25 Balls 4x2)
At Lunch ,England - 82/4 in 25.0 overs  with Joe Root 33* and Ben Stokes 4* at the crease