South Africa were left cursing a couple of good ‘okes’ who took control of the 2nd Test with a stunning pair of hundreds.
An ‘oke’ is South African slang for a guy or a dude, but the Bens - Stokes and Foakes - were far more than a rhyming match made in heaven though. Their 173 run partnership for the 6th wicket gave England control of a match they are desperate to win to even up the series.
It is all about the team of course, but on a personal note, a first Test hundred as England captain for Stokes gave him the chance to acknowledge the crowd and produce his now familiar celebration of a bent finger in honour of his late father Ged.
