Fired-up seamers seal SA win

Dec 29, 2019

Joe Denly and Rory Burns dug in during the first hour needing to bat time•AFP

But the opener top-edged a pull to mid-on to give South Africa their first wicket of the day•Getty Images

Which left England's captain needing treatment•Getty Images

Keshav Maharaj struck before the new ball, as Ben Stokes chopped on•Associated Press

Joe Root trudges off after being dismissed by Vernon Philander•Associated Press

While Quinton de Kock could hardly contain his celebrations•Associated Press

Rudi Second missed a run-out chance from short leg that would have done for Burns•AFP

And Joe Denly soon followed, with Dwaine Pretorius making the breakthrough•Getty Images

But Ben Stokes dug in•Getty Images

Before Jonny Bairstow chased a wide one to give Kagiso Rabada his first wicket•Associated Press

And Sam Curran fell to Rabada as South Africa closed in•Associated Press

Faf du Plessis shakes hands with James Anderson after South Africa's win is sealed•Associated Press

Anrich Nortje struck Joe Root on the wrist with a vicious back-of-a-length ball•Getty Images

And with Root solid at the other end, England started to believe another miracle might be on the cards•Getty Images

The seamer took four wickets with the new ball to rip through England•Associated Press

Tensions ran high during Jofra Archer's brief stay at the crease, and Nortje was fired up after dismissing him•Associated Press