South Africa seamers bite back

Jan 24, 2020

Rain held up proceedings at the Wanderers on the first morning•Getty Images

England won the toss, but were forced into a late change as Jofra Archer pulled up injured•Getty Images

As the 21-year-old made his first Test fifty•Getty Images

And Crawley was struck on the helmet•AFP/Getty Images

Vernon Philander, in his final Test, was in on the act too•AFP/Getty Images

But Joe Root and Ollie Pope began to rebuild before bad light brought a premature end to the day•AFP/Getty Images

As South Africa's attempts to make a response to two poor Tests were delayed•Getty Images

Dom Sibley got them underway with a couple of boundaries•Getty Images

Anrich Nortje impressed either side of tea•AFP/Getty Images

But after Sibley helped England to their first century opening stand since 2016•AFP/Getty Images

As South Africa's seamers fought back after tea•Getty Images

And his partnership with Zak Crawley looked increasingly fluent•Getty Images

Causing Sibley to find himself in some unusual positions•AFP/Getty Images

He fell to Beuran Hendricks, who took the first wicket of the match on his Test debut•AFP/Getty Images

Ben Stokes was furious after edging to van der Dussen•AFP/Getty Images