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Proteas captain Dean Elgar has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against England at Lord's on Wednesday morning.

But nothing to do with what they've (England) done in the past, more to do with the conditions. Incredible ambassador for the game, for fast bowlers, to show he can do what he does at his age. “The overhead (conditions) play a big part in that (the toss) but we were undecided coming here today.

As the Proteas prepare to take on England in the first of three matches at Lord's on Wednesday, captain Dean Elgar believes the team can return to the ...

“I think we fast-tracked that at quite a good rate just purely out of the guys having a good attitude around that. “I think one of our biggest strengths as a Test side over the last period has been our awareness to adapt. “I want the young guys to experience that.

Captain Dean Elgar confirmed paceman Kagiso Rabada will play. Advertisement. Ad. The fast bowler had been a doubt after sustaining an ankle injury ...

England captain Ben Stokes, meanwhile, revealed had the hosts won the toss they also would have bowled, but will bat first for the first time since the allrounder took charge of the Test side. The fast bowler had been a doubt after sustaining an ankle injury during the final T20 against England earlier in the summer but recovered in time to be included in the Test XI. South Africa have won the toss and elected to bowl in the first match of a three-Test series against England at Lord's.

Proteas skipper Dean Elgar has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against England at Lord's.

Proteas skipper Dean Elgar has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against England at Lord’s. [PROTEAS KEEN TO WRECK ENGLAND’S ‘BAZBALL’ PARTY](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/cricket/proteas/proteas-keen-to-wreck-england-bazball-party-preview-dean-elgar-ben-stokes-latest-cricket-news-breaking-16-august-2022/) Fit-again South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was set to be thrust straight into the action as Proteas captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday.

Proteas captain Dean Elgar won the toss and opted to bowl in the first Test against England at Lord's on Wednesday.

Kyle Verreynne takes the gloves. Fit-again South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was set to be thrust straight into the action as Proteas captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday. The Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday.

Kagiso Rabada is the one bowler you would expect to lead the Proteas attack against England and he delivered as they reduced them to 100/5 at lunch.

Nortje struck the massive blow, moving the ball away late from the left-hander and finding a leading edge that went to fourth slip. Busy and compact, he had struck four fours in a fine display of positive batting. Anrich Nortje initially battled to find his radar, but in his third over he produced a thunderbolt that would have sent resounding tremors through the England camp, bowling the in-form Jonny Bairstow for a duck.

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"I think KG (Rabada) is very close to being fully fit for this Test," said Elgar. "To have world-class quality behind the stumps is almost like a pillow, knowing that you've got someone with his skill level behind there." At the end of the day it's bat against ball and whoever plays best over a Test match is more than likely to win." "We are not here to play soft-natured cricket. "We have chatted about it long and hard. I just want to crack on with the cricket.

South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and chose to bowl first at the start of the first test match against England at Lord's on Wednesday morning.

The Proteas bowlers merely focused on doing the basics well and not disproving "Bazball" in dominating England on the first day of the first Test at Lord's.

That's what makes it a spectacle." "That's why it's Test cricket. So you just have to play with it." I was bowling down the slope and that takes the ball away from the right handers. - The Proteas bowlers merely focused on doing the basics well and not disproving "Bazball" in dominating England on the first day of the first Test at Lord's. According to Kagiso Rabada, that was the reason for the Proteas attack's dominance of England's batting order on a truncated opening day of the first Test on Wednesday at Lord's.

Proteas' pace attack shatters England's 'Bazballers'. Anrich Nortje added the wicket of Ben Foakes with another blistering delivery. (Photo: Julian Finney / ...

And I guess we got reward for putting the ball in the right areas,” he said. With that wicket, the 28-year-old concluded a highly successful first session for South Africa, before the match went to lunch. And this week, leading up to the first Test, I felt I could actually play. He delivered a sumptuous ball, which Crawley attempted to block, but could only succeed in prodding it to the grateful hands of Aiden Markram. “I didn’t know if I was going to make the first Test match or not. However, the Proteas ensured that it rained wickets on the opening day of their

Proteas star Kagiso Rabada was happy with the team's performance on day one of the first Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on ...

Jonny’s been in the set-up for quite some time and this summer he’s just been churning out the runs. It was the same for Jansen with Root’s dismissal and indeed for Nortje with a thrilling take down of Jonny Bairstow and then the ball that got the England captain Ben Stokes on the stroke of lunch. “Different teams have different strategies, and I guess it's just about adapting to what the opposition throws at you,” said Rabada. It’s just about adapting to the team’s strategy. Normally in Test cricket you tend to do the same thing over and over, but you do have slightly different plans for each batter,” Rabada said understatedly. South Africa finished the first day of the Lord’s Test on top, having reduced England to 116/6, before torrential rain ended play half an hour after lunch on Wednesday.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje were the star performers as SA blew away England's top-order and reduced them to 116/6 when rain arrived.

“He’s very passionate, hence the celebration, and rightfully so because it was a very good ball.” Left-armer Marco Jansen chipped in with the key wicket of Joe Root, trapped lbw for eight by a booming inswinger. Having been out of Test cricket for more than a year, the 28-year-old certainly showed what the Proteas have been missing as he came roaring in, regularly hitting 150km/h. Test cricket is about doing something over and over, but you do have slightly different plans for the various batsmen. But generally I just try and keep it simple. “There was a bit in the pitch and we were able to get rewards for putting the ball in the right areas.

South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and chose to bowl first at the start of the first test match against England at Lord's on Wednesday morning.