England’s captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum promised they would not “overreact” after falling to their first defeat as a duo – in staggering fashion – against South Africa at Lord’s.
The Proteas outperformed England in every facet of the game to win by an innings and 12 runs in what was effectively six sessions. England managed just 165 and 149 in their two innings, with Ollie Pope’s first innings 73 their only individual score over 40.
