Root stumped on 149 off a no-ball; also dropped on 16
Skipper shares in big stands with Moeen (61*) & Stokes (56)
Three wickets for Philander
England won toss; first of four-match series
South Africa are only halfway through the 90 overs that they are due to bowl today, so we could be in for a long old evening. Still Maharaj, stand-in skipper at slip behind a pair of shades. Stokes sweeps with power to the square leg fence. The sting has gone from the attack, England may finally be dragging themselves to a decent position.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
The pitch is a road. I think tomorrow will be a really good day to bat, we may get a few cracks and see it start to keep lower on Saturday and Sunday but it depends on the weather.
Root 65, Stokes 39
Philander, who sounds like a man you can't trust, hurries in on an angle, delivering the ball from close to the stumps with a whir of the arms. Both of these men are keen to get on the front foot and the ball isn't doing nearly as much as it was first thing this morning. The sun is out, Lord's is a picture. A time to be batting.
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Ben Stokes isn't playing the game at the moment. Where once he was all biffing and boshing, now he is calmly stroking Keshav Maharaj along the green Lord's carpet. For a moment, the game stops, Maharaj engaging in conversation with umpire Ravi, as if temporarily unsure of what to do with the leather in his hand. Ravi points towards the other end. "Chuck it down there, lad."
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Root 62, Stokes 38
Now then, this is interesting. You know that South Africa review that should have been called a no-ball? The playing conditions state that, if the third umpire discovers it to be a no-ball, it doesn't count as an unsuccessful review. Therefore, South Africa wouldn't have lost a review. It seems a bit of a daft rule, but a rule it is.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Stokes is always looking for the boundary but I have been impressed with how straight he has played.
Root 62, Stokes 37
It's almost disappointing when Stokes isn't on strike against Maharaj. When those two are doing battle, you just feel like something is going to happen. Joe Root restores calm, but still crabs out of his crease to flick through mid-wicket for four. England are inching back into this game, but one more wicket would have South Africa bang on top once more.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It looks to be one of those weeks where the new ball has to be used well by the fielding side, once it gets softer it gets a lot more difficult. South Africa are now just trying to bowl dots.
Absolutely loving this chat. Times when the live text has affected your life. If it helps, we can ask them to change the wicket colour? Vernon Philander, three wickets this morning, returns. Stokes, not in the mood to be dictated to, defends after a couple of strides down the pitch.
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James Billington: My wife once suggested a light blue colour for our spare room. I reacted with horror - that's the BBC Sport wicket colour! Bad memories!
Root 58, Stokes 35
Ben Stokes is basically playing one big shot an over at Maharaj. It's a great battle, because Maharaj won't mind Stokes coming after him - he could have already had him once. The Lord's din has definitely cranked up a notch, probably because the bubbles are flowing freely. My word, Root has timed the leather off this drive. Eased up the slope for four.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Joe Root had a bit of fortune at the start of the innings with one that just cleared the fine-leg fielder and another that flew through the gully but this partnership has been a good one. The skipper and the vice skipper trying to put the wheels back on for England.
Ben Stokes, meanwhile, has shown a penchant for left-arm spin...
Eng 134-4
The players are taking drinks, which seems like a good time to have a look back at Joe Root's half-century.
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Howard Horner: Well batted, skip! Seems captaincy hasn't changed his batting style. Looking forward to watching these two bat for a while longer!
Eng 134-4
No bat, the ball hit Root on the helmet, then ballooned into the air. If Root had been given, there would have been hell up. For my money, that was a no-ball.
Eng 134-4
Never mind, doesn't seem to be any bat in this...
Eng 134-4
There doesn't look any part of the foot behind the line to me, but the third umpire says he's giving the benefit of the doubt to the bowler...