Broad’s 6-27, Roots’s 110 inspires England win series

England tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v England at  New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Jan 14-18, 2016

 South Africa  313 all out in 99.3ov 443 min : D Elgar 46 off 122 balls 5 fours; HM Amla 40 off 90 balls 7 fours, AB de Villiers 36 off 40 4 fours and 1 six, BA Stokes 53-3, ST Finn 50-2, SCJ Broad 82-2

Second Innings 83 all out D Elgar 15 off25 balls 3 fours, K Rabada 16 off21 balls 2 fours, SCJ Broad 17-6, BA Stokes 24-2 ST Finne 14-1, JM Anderson 26-1

England 323 all out  in 33.1 ov JERoot 110 off139 balls 17 fours, BA Stokes 58 off 54 balls 9 fours and 1 six, JM Bairstow 45 off 84 balls 5 fours, K Rabada 78-5, M Morkel 76-3 CH Morris 71-1, GC Viljoen 79-1

Second Innings 74-3 off 22.4 ov  92 minutes, A. Cook 43 off 70 overs 7 fours, Alex Hales 18 off 46 overs 3 fours, D Elgar 10-2,CH Morris 8-1.

England win by 7 wickets

Stuart Broad was lethal against South Africa in Johannesburg to take 6-27 after Joe Root ‘s 110 in the first innings and wrapped the test with 7 wicket and series win with 2 days to spare. They move on to Centurion for the fourth and final test next week

On a day in which 18 wickets fell, Stuart Broad’s seam bowling brutally to demolish South Africa’s top order on day three.

England in the second innings despite losing three wickets Alistair Cook 43 and Alex Hales added 64 for the first wicket.

South Africa is toppled from the World No 1 in the rankings with India going to the top and Australia in the second place. Man of the match award has gone to Stuart Broad for taking the game away from South Africa. Now Stuart Broad has taken five wickets seven times for England in a single spell to turn matches on their head, in his career.England had began the days still needing 75 runs in the first innings and lost Root for 110 and Bairstow ‘s 45 ensure a small lead with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada claiming five wickets.