Ben Stokes made his first century as England captain as he and Ben Foakes put the hosts in a commanding position on day two of the second LV= Insurance Test against South Africa. England were still four runs behind when he came together with Foakes (69no) in the morning session, with the pair eventually parted on 320 for six. Keshav Maharaj almost bowled a reverse-sweeping Stokes second ball, but otherwise the game began drifting away from the tourists. Stokes greeted its arrival by easing into the 90s with a flick off his pads, then hammered Ngidi to cover. South Africa sent an lbw appeal upstairs when Nortje struck Stokes on 96 just before tea, but the ball was missing leg.

Source: The Herald August 26, 2022 23:15 UTC