Don't bowl to Ben Stokes! - Chris Morris on Test debut

Chris Morris has joked that avoiding bowling to Ben Stokes is the greatest lesson he learned from his Test debut in the second match between South Africa and England.

All-rounder Morris was called up for the second Test in Cape Town in place of the injured Dale Steyn but his maiden innings saw him go for 1-150 as Stokes produced a sensational 258 – part of a 399-run stand alongside Jonny Bairstow – as England declared 629-6.

Morris did contribute 69 runs down the order as the Proteas declared on 627-7 in response at Newlands.

The 28-year-old then claimed his first Test wicket by dismissing Joe Root for 29 and took two catches in England's second innings to help the hosts earn a draw.

Asked what he had gleaned from his first appearance in the long form of the game, Morris light-heartedly responded: "Don't bowl to Ben Stokes!

"Sometimes you've got to take it on the chin and say the guy played an unbelievable knock. I've never come across that in my career before and I hope I never do again.

"I made the joke that if he ever does that again he must hang up his boots and say he's the best ever. I've never seen anything like it.

"It was a baptism of fire. It went so quickly, it was one big rollercoaster of emotions.

"But it's been my lifelong dream. I told my mum when I was three years old I was going to play Test match cricket for South Africa."

South Africa go into the third Test - which begins in Johannesburg on Thursday - trailing in the four-game series 1-0.

Morris believes the Wanderers – a venue he called home during his time with the Highveld Lions – is an ideal place for the Proteas to level the score.

"I've said it before, the Wanderers is a result wicket - it's always been like that. Throughout my years here there were very few draws," he said.

"Everyone wants to play at the Wanderers. It's Cricket South Africa's home for a reason, it's the Bullring, it's exciting, it's a special place.

"There's a little extra carry and bounce, maybe extra pace. There's always something in it for the bowlers."