Sports stars from around the world have taken to Twitter to heap praise on "ginger ninjas" Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow after their record-breaking partnership on day two of the second Test between England and South Africa.

The pair put in a total of 399 in Cape Town, recording the fastest ever 300 partnership in Test history along the way, while Stokes notched up the fastest 250 and Bairstow celebrated his first century.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the social media reaction to an eventful day of Test cricket.