Watch: 'We got rewards for putting ball in right areas'

Kagiso Rabada on recovering from an ankle injury and his early success with the ball at Lord’s.

Highlights: England vs Proteas (1st Test, Day 1)

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje excelled with the ball at Lord’s before rain cut play short.

Rabada, Nortje rock England

Proteas quicks Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje did the damage as England slumped to 116-6 before heavy rain forced an early end to the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s.

Watch: Nortje bowls Bairstow for a duck

Anrich Nortje castled England’s ‘man of the summer’ on day one of the first Test at Lord’s.

India, Australia to play two five-Test series

India and Australia will clash home and away in two five-Test series between 2024 and 2027.

Elgar sick of 'Bazball' talk

Proteas captain Dean Elgar says he is fed up with discussing England’s new swashbuckling ‘Bazball’ approach to Test cricket.

Watch: Elgar backs experienced batsmen

Proteas captain Dean Elgar gives an update on Kagiso Rabada’s fitness and who he expects to bat in the middle order.

Fit-again Foakes to face Proteas

England have recalled wicketkeeper Ben Foakes for the first Test against South Africa at Lord’s starting on Wednesday.

Proteas keen to wreck England's 'Bazball' party

Proteas captain Dean Elgar says he does not fear ‘Bazball’ as his team seeks to inflict England’s first Test defeat of their swashbuckling new era.

Watch: 'It's about playing situations smartly'

Mark Boucher says the Proteas will have to find ways to negate England’s ‘Bazball’ approach to Test cricket.

Three landmarks in England-SA rivalry

Ahead of the first Test at Lord’s on Wednesday, AFP Sport looks back at three headline-grabbing incidents in a rivalry stretching back to 1889.

Proteas on mission to humble England

RYAN VREDE picks his Proteas XI to beat England in the upcoming three-Test series.

Elgar: I came here to win a series

Dean Elgar says the three-match Test series in England is a “massive” one for the Proteas.

'Mind-blowing' England impress Procter

Former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter hopes England’s fearless approach to Test cricket is a sign of things to come as they prepare to face the Proteas in a three-match series.

Vaughan: Proteas must attack England

Former England captain Michael Vaughan says the Proteas cannot counter ‘Bazball’ with a defensive approach.