All-round Moeen and Broad make it England’s day at Lord’s

Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad did what was required, first with the bat and then the ball to leave England in an excellent position at the close of play on the second day of the first of four Tests against South Africa at Lord's on Friday.

Moeen made 87 and Broad 57 not out – his first Test 50 in four years – as England ended its first innings on 458. The two then shared four wickets between them to reduce South Africa to 104 for 4, with Moeen completing the Test double of 2000 runs and 100 wickets by striking twice with his off-spin. Theunis de Bruyn fell before the close as South Africa ended on 214 for 5, 244 behind.

Temba Bavuma (48 not out) and de Bruyn (48) lifted South Africa with their fifth-wicket stand but de Bruyn, only playing because Faf du Plessis is missing, fell shortly before the close to James Anderson. Kagiso Rabada, the nightwatchman, was nine not out.

In the morning, England resumed on 357 for 5, with Joe Root 184 not out in his first Test as England captain. Moeen was 61 not out.

England lost two wickets for no runs in three balls twice in the morning but still got past 450 thanks to a last-wicket stand of between Broad and Anderson.

Root had led an England recovery after it had been in trouble at 76 for 4. But the first chance he gave on Friday, off Morne Morkel, brought about his downfall on 190 – the highest score by an England captain in his first Test in charge, beating Alastair Cook's 173 against Bangladesh in 2010.

Root walked off to a standing ovation from a capacity crowd, having batted for over six hours, facing 234 balls including 27 fours and a six.

Two balls later, Liam Dawson was lbw to Morkel for a duck.

The first over after the drinks break again had England losing two wickets, with Moeen falling when bowled trying to drive Rabada.

Broad then hit out, pulling Morkel for two sixes in as many balls to complete a 45-ball 50.

Anderson, the No. 11, pulled Rabada for six to bring up England's 450 before he was caught behind to give Morkel his fourth wicket of the innings.

After the changeover, Dean Elgar, the stand-in South Africa captain, tried to lead from the front. After the early loss of Heino Kuhn, on debut, Elgar displayed exemplary resilience during a 90-ball half-century. But Hashim Amla was dismissed for just 29 when lbw to a sharply turning offbreak from Moeen.

After tea, Elgar fell for his break-time score of 54 when caught off bat and pad by Gary Ballance at short leg as Moeen, in his 38th Test, became the fifth-quickest player in history to do the double.

South Africa's 98 for 3 became 105 for 4 when JP Duminy (15) was lbw to Broad.

But Bavuma counter-attacked, and de Bruyn offered good support until he was caught behind after pushing away from his body at Anderson.