1st Test: Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj extend South Africa's lead against England on Day 2

England captain Ben Stokes had bowled his side back into the game when he removed well-set opener Erwee (73) and Rassie van der Dussen (19) in quick succession to leave the Proteas 192-5. But come stumps on the second day South Africa were 289-7 -- 124 runs ahead. Jansen was 41 not out, having added 72 in just 75 balls for the seventh wicket with Maharaj (41) as they punished England's failure to bowl to increasingly unorthodox fields. South Africa had earlier dismissed England for just 165, with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada taking 5-52 -- his 12th five-wicket haul in a Test innings but first at Lord's.

"We've got a bit of momentum with that partnership at the back end and one of our bowlers getting a 'five-for'," Erwee told reporters. "If we rock up tomorrow with the same energy we'll stay ahead of the game, I'm sure." As for his own innings, the 32-year-old left-hander, appearing in just his fifth Test, said: "There are times you look around and think, it (Lord's) is 'the Home of Cricket', a special place. But I try to control my thoughts as much as possible." Ollie Pope's 73 was the only double-figure score by a specialist England batsman, with all-rounder Stokes's 20 the next-best contribution. "Obviously we are behind in the game, but we stuck at it very well," England left-arm spinner Jack Leach told Sky Sports. As for Jansen and Maharaj's stand, he added: "It's the way it goes. We're always trying to play without the scoreboard and do the right things." Thursday's largely sunny conditions undoubtedly made batting easier than it had been on Wednesday's rain-shortened first day. But South Africa captain Dean Elgar and fellow left-hander Erwee still showed plenty of application while also scoring briskly against an