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South Africa had affirmed their position at the top of the WTC table after their win at Lord's, but an innings defeat here has reduced their win percentage to 66.67 percent, below that of Australia's 70 percent. Sri Lanka are third with 53.33 percent, but South Africa will hope to seal a win in the next Test to ensure they are on course to reach the ICC World Test Championship final next year in England.

Foakes ended day two unbeaten on 113 and also shared a sixth-wicket stand of 173 with captain Ben Stokes (103) as England reached 415-9 declared in reply to the Proteas' score of 151 and 23-0 in nine overs of second innings.

In a lengthy statement back in November, the 32-year-old had admitted to using a racial slur against Rafiq. He has now apologised in person during a meeting with Rafiq in London this week. Ballance, who has represented England in 23 Tests, and 16 ODIs, last played for Yorkshire in September, last year. Following Rafiq's initial allegations of racism and harassment levelled at the club, he was charged by the ECB in June of this year for bringing the game into disrepute, along with six other individuals and the club itself.

Playing for now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant, Stokes was the IPL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2017, making 316 runs and picking 12 wickets in as many matches. He was the most expensive player at the 2018 player auction when Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 12.5 crores. In 31 appearances for Rajasthan, Stokes was able to register just one fifty and picked 16 wickets.

Titled "Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes", the documentary will showcase the highs and lows of an eventful career for the all-rounder, right from being hit for four sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the 2016 T20 World Cup final to leading England to the 2019 Cricket World Cup victory on home soil and the Headingley Test miracle.

England could not stand up to the fiery pace of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje as the duo picked up match figures of 7/79 and 6/110 respectively, and Boycott felt that with the Australian seam attack boasting of the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, it would be difficult for the hosts to regain the Ashes.

South Africa bowled out England for 149 in their second innings, winning by an innings and 12 runs, to continue their domination at the Lord's since re-admission. The visitors have now won five of their seven Tests at the venue since 1992, losing only once.

The thumping win at the Lord's put South Africa one step closer to the ICC World Test Championship final next year. They are on top of the standings with six wins and two losses this cycle, a win percentage of 75. Australia and Sri Lanka follow them in the table, with England languishing at the seventh spot with eight losses this cycle.

Knight had sustained the injury during the T20 opener against South Africa in the multi-format series and had received intensive medical attention before the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where cricket made a return to the multi-discipline competition.

The term 'Bazball' has come to be associated with England's attacking brand of cricket after Brendon 'Baz' McCullum took over as their Test coach, with several critics calling it reckless. England, though, have met with huge success playing entertaining cricket, making a clean sweep of the three Test series against New Zealand and then thrashing Indian in the rescheduled fifth Test recently. The Ben Stokes-led side will take on Dean Elgar's South Africa -- currently leading the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) rankings -- in the three-Test series beginning at Lord's from August 17.