England establish lead following frantic start to South Africa decider

Ollie
Robinson
claimed
a
five-wicket
haul
as
the
tourists
were
bowled
out
for
just
118,
though
Marco
Jansen
responded
with
four
of
his
own
to
keep
the
match,
and
the
series,
in
the
balance.

The
third
and
final
Test
began
two
days
later
than
planned,
with
rain
preventing
play
on
Thursday
before
the
death
of
Queen
Elizabeth
II
saw
Friday’s
action
also
suspended.

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A
capacity
crowd
at
The
Oval
observed
a
faultless
minutes’ silence
ahead
of
the
national
anthem
being
sung,
after
which
the
home
seamers
took
control
in
an
action-packed
morning
session.

Robinson
and
James
Anderson
dismissed
South
Africa’s
openers
within
the
first
three
overs,
the
former
beating
Dean
Elgar
(1)
with
a
ferocious
delivery
to
make
the
breakthrough.

Robinson’s
dream
start
continued
as
Keegan
Petersen
(12)
made
the
dire
decision
to
leave
a
routine
ball,
before
the
28-year-old
paceman
also
had
Kyle
Verreynne
(0)
and
Wiaan
Mulder
(3)
caught
behind.

Things
did
not
get
much
better
for
the
Proteas
after
lunch,
with
Joe
Root
handing
Robinson
his
fifth
wicket
with
a
simple
catch
to
dismiss
Jansen,
before
Stuart
Broad
finished
them
off
by
bringing
up
four
wickets
of
his
own
when
Ben
Stokes
caught
Anrich
Nortje
(7).

Five
wickets
for
Ollie
Robinson,
South
Africa
bowled
out
for
118.

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—
England
Cricket
(@englandcricket)

September
10,
2022

But
England
made
a
slow
start
with
the
bat
as
Alex
Lees
(13)
fell
within
four
overs,
while
Zak
Crawley
(5)
followed
lbw
as
Jansen
doubled
up
early
on.

That
was
a
sign
of
things
to
come
as
Jansen
added
the
wickets
of
Root
(23)
and
debutant
Harry
Brook
(12),
before
Kagiso
Rabada
felled
Broad
(6)
and
England
dangerman
Ollie
Pope,
whose
67
had
dragged
them
into
the
lead.

Much
to
England’s
relief,
however,
bad
light
stopped
play
just
as
the
visiting
attack
were
hitting
their
stride,
leaving
Stokes’ men
to
resume
on
154-7
on
Sunday.

Seamers
make
quick
work
of
Proteas

A
total
of
17
wickets
fell
on
an
exciting
day
of
action,
with
South
Africa
putting
on
the
shortest
first
innings
ever
recorded
in
a
Test
match
at
The
Oval.

The
tourists
were
dismissed
for
118
runs
in
just
36.2
overs,
beating
the
previous
record
of
42.1
overs
(England
v
Australia
in
August
1948)
by
some
distance.

Five-star
Robinson
on
top

Robinson
was
the
star
of
the
show
as
England
tore
through
South
Africa’s
line-up
early
on,
recording
his
third
Test
five-for
as
the
hosts
seized
the
initiative.

While
Jansen’s
response
dragged
his
team
back
into
the
match,
Robinson’s
efforts
will
be
key
if
England
go
on
to
register
a
fourth
consecutive
series
success
against
the
Proteas.

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