Who will win Eng vs SA 1st Test?
England, after winning both the ODI and T20 international series, will look to continue their dominance over South Africa in the test series as well. The first of these four matches is scheduled to be played between 6th and 10th July at the Lord's in London. Live action will begin at 11 AM local time.
Eng vs SA 1st Test: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Star Sports 1, Ten Cricket
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
There is a huge toss bias at the Lord's. Since the side batting first here has won the last seven result-producing test matches, the toss-winning skipper is probably going to bat first. England have won their previous seven result-producing tests at this ground in which they have batted first, thereby making them an attractive bet if they bat first in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Eng vs SA 1st Test...
England Team News & Playing 11
Team News
England have included Liam Dawson, Toby Roland-Jones and Gary Ballance in their 12-man squad. James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad have all returned from injuries and are likely starters for the first test.
Key Players
England's batting is going to rely heavily on former and current captains Alastair Cook and Joe Root. With four hundreds and ten fifties, Cook is the second-highest run-getter in tests at the Lord's while Root strikes an impressive average of 57. James Anderson and Stuart Broad who have just returned from injuries will be the most threatening of all the English bowlers. With 78 and 73 test wickets respectively, the two are the leading wicket-takers at this ground.
Recent Form
England will be coming into this test series with five defeats and one draw in their last six test matches away from home. However, the team has done well in their last seven tests at home with four wins, two losses and one draw.
England Predicted Playing 11
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Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Toby Roland-Jones, Mark Wood
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
South Africa's regular test skipper Faf du Plessis who flew back home for the birth of his child will miss the first test. He is set to be replaced by either Theunis de Bruyn or uncapped Aiden Markram. The team will be led by stand-in captain Dean Elgar.
Key Players
Hashim Amla is averaging 81.33 in tests at the Lord's. The opening batsman has scored two centuries in the two matches he has played here and South Africa will expect a third ton from him in this match. Quinton de Kock is another batsman with a good test record and he will be the key in the middle order. Morne Morkel has taken 8 wickets from two tests while Vernon Philander has 7 from the only test at this ground. South Africa will back these two pacemen to pick up early wickets.
Recent Form
South Africa have been very impressive in the longest format of late with only one defeat in their past 10 matches. That solitary loss came at the hands of Australia last year at Adelaide. The Proteas will be coming off the back of series wins against New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Dean Elgar (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Theunis de Bruyn/Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, Temba Bavuma, Keshav Maharaj, Jean-Paul Duminy, Chris Morris
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
England: L L L L D
South Africa: D W D W W
England vs South Africa Head to Head
England have an advantage when it comes to head-to-head record in tests having won 58, lost 32 and drawn 55 out of the 145 matches played against South Africa. The two teams have met 15 times in this format at the Lord's with the hosts winning on 6 and the visitors on 5 occasions. The rest have all ended in draw.
England vs South Africa 1st Test Betting Odds
South Africa start as outsiders despite having won their previous two test series and losing just one of their last six in England. The Proteas are 3.9 with Betfair and 3.75 with Bet365 to win the first test. England have been the more dominant side since the start of this tour and they rightly start as favorites at 2.02 with Betfair and 1.90 with Bet365. The Lord's has hosted 11 tests since 2011 and of those, only two have yielded a draw. So a draw seems to be the least likely outcome at 3.9 with Betfair and 3.75 with Bet365.
England vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction
England will be psychologically ahead of South Africa after having won the ODI and the T20 international series. The latter have not looked convincing enough during their stay in England, be it the Champions Trophy or the ongoing bilateral series. To make matters worse, they will be missing the services of their skipper Faf du Plessis and will be led by Dean Elgar who will be captaining for the first time in tests. England, on the other hand, have received a massive boost in their bowling attack with the return of Anderson and Broad who are the most successful bowlers at this venue. Although the visitors do have the resources to stun the hosts, we predict England to win this match and go 1-0 up in the series.
Final Verdict: Back England to beat South Africa in the first test at 2.02 with 1xbet and 1.90 with Bet365.
Jul 06, 2017
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Lords Cricket Ground - London, England
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