England's Joe Root equalled the record for most runs conceded in an over in a Test match against South Africa.

England needed four wickets on the last day in Port Elizabeth and fast bowler Stuart Broad ticked the first one off in the first over to send Vernon Philander packing for 13.

England played their first-ever away Test under the captaincy of James Lillywhite in 1877 against Australia at the MCG.

Root stayed at the team hotel while players rehearsed in Port Elizabeth for the match which starts on Thursday.

Virat Kohli, Tim Paine, Joe Root and Faf du Plessis all had their say on Test cricket being reduced to four days.

Dom Sibley remained unbeaten on 85 while Joe Root was not out on 61 as England finished day three on 218/4 with a lead of 264 runs against South Africa at Newlands.

England have been plagued by injuries and flu in South Africa and the situation has worsened with opening batsman Rory Burns picking up an injury during practice.

Clive Llyod, who captained the West Indies from 1974 until 1985, will join the likes of Gary Sobers, Everton Weekes and Vivian Richards to receive the accolade.

Fast bowlers Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and spinner Jack Leach have all contracted a flu-like illness which is spreading in the team.

The selectors want to have a look at the other players with the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in October 2020.

Jofra Archer picked only two wickets in three innings in New Zealand Test series

Maxwell, Chris Lynn, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, South Africa's Dale Steyn, and Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews are among the few who have listed their base price at the maximum of INR 2 crore.

Joe Root's 226 steered England into a first-innings lead at the end of day 4 against New Zealand in Hamilton.

England's Joe Root made a terrific return to form as he slammed a double-hundred during the second Test at Hamilton.

Joe Root ended a nine-month wait to bring his 17th Test hundred as England ended the third day of the match at 269/5.

England batsman Joe Root has said that he is targeting a place in the T20I squad, but admitted that he will have to keep getting better in the shortest format.

Virat Kohli's commanding performance against South Africa last night is a further example of why the Indian skipper stands apart from his contemporaries.

Jofra Archer, who made his much-hyped Test debut at Lord's in the second Test, returned with 22 wickets from four matches.

England's failure in one of the most highly anticipated series has raised question marks over Root's captaincy. But Bayliss has backed the batsman and said that there were no issues with his skipper.

Joe Root, who had been struggling with form throughout the Ashes, stepped up for England in the 359-run chase, as the 3rd Test in Leeds heads for an exciting finish.