ENG beat SA by an innings and 53 runs | South Africa vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Test Match - Commentary

So, with England rocking the Proteas on Day 2, will the hosts recover with the bat on a slow-looking pitch where there is something on offer for the spinners? Or can South Africa do something that they have not done in recent times and pose a genuine threat with the bat? Stay with us to find out!!!

The South African bowlers were good at the start of Day 1 but on Day 2 they were picked apart by the England batters. Keshav Maharaj bowled well and got another 5-fer. The pace bowlers were not that effective and the only positive was that Dane Paterson got his maiden Test wicket. Kagiso Rabada will be disappointed as he has been ruled out for the 4th Test match due to his celebration when he took the wicket of Joe Root.

On Day 1, England finished on 224/4 with Stokes and Pope being the overnight batters. They had a nice opening stand of 70 runs but after that, a mini-collapse saw them fall to 148/4. However, after that it was the Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope show as they both smashed their respective tons. They formed a stand of more than 200 runs which took the game away from the hosts and that was the sucker punch which has almost knocked South Africa out of the game. In the end, Sam Curran and Mark Wood also contributed with quickfire innings and adding valuable runs to the final score.

A thunderstorm has hit the St. George's Park it seems in the latter overs as Wood and Pope ensured in the 3rd session that the score almost reached the 500-run mark as they formed a 73-run stand.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje now takes the catch and Keshav Maharaj gets his 5-fer too. And that will be that as England have now declared! A floated delivery on middle and leg, Wood again looks to clear the long on fence but mistimes and holes out as Nortje completes the catch. This time no retake as Maharaj is safe. ENGLAND DECLARE ON 499/9!

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated on off, smashed towards the cover region for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Wood again goes down on one knee and slaps this one towards mid-wicket for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. SIX! Wood is going hammer and tongs here! Floated on middle and off, Wood gets down on one knee and smashes this one into the mid-wicket fence for a huge maximum.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated on off, pushed towards cover for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Another bouncer, this time outside off, Pope plays the upper cut over the slip cordon and they get a single as now there is a man standing right behind the fine leg region.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Bouncer on middle, Pope looks to go for the upper cut initially but then backs away.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. EDGED AND SIX! Length ball down the leg side, Pope looks to flick it but the ball goes off the top edge and into the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Short delivery on middle, Pope pulls it over mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Wood goes for a wild swing but misses the ball completely.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. SIX! Wood has smashed that one! Length ball on middle, Wood goes back and has smashed that one over the long on region for a maximum. Shouts of catch it but the only ones catching this one will be the crowd.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Short delivery on middle, Maharaj pulls it over mid-wicket for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope defends it towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope plays a reverse sweep towards third man. The batsmen get two runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Mark Wood. FOUR! Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The ball has crossed the ropes.

Kagiso Rabada to Mark Wood. The batsman has top edged that one.

Kagiso Rabada to Mark Wood. NO BALL! NOT OUT! Rabada had dismissed Wood, Root had signalled for the declaration and Wood was running off the ground but after the umpire referred upstairs, replays show that Rabada has overstepped. Short of a length delivery, Wood looks to pull but gets a top edge on that one. It goes high in the air and Nortje takes a comfortable catch at mid-wicket. However, after seeing the replays that Rabada has overstepped, the umpire asks Root whether he wants to declare or not and the England skipper decides to rub salt into the wounds of the Proteas and continue to swell their score.

Okay, now! What has happened there? This is some turn of events here. Rabada had seemingly taken the wicket of Wood here but the decision has been reversed by the umpire after referring it upstairs. Root had declared thinking that Wood had been dismissed but after seeing the umpire has reversed his decision, Root has decided that he will not go for the declaration and rub more salt in the wounds of the South Africans.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Pope has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Another one! Ben Stokes is looking in disbelief at all this! Good length ball on middle and off, Pope gets down and paddles it over the third man region for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Nice improvisation. On a length on off, Pope plays a reverse paddle scoop over the keeper's head towards fine leg for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Short delivery outside off, Pope cuts it through point but does not take the single.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. SIX! Another huge one! This time it is floated on the leg pole line, again Wood clears his front leg and hammers it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Second of the over.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Reverse sweep played by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Floated on off, swept fine towards the leg side for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. SIX! Meaty blow! Floated delivery on middle and leg, Wood clears his front leg and smashes this ball over the long on region for a maximum.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, quicker delivery, played towards point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated on off, Pope plays the reverse sweep but straight to the fielder at short third man.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Bowls a bouncer, Pope does well to duck under it. It goes towards the keeper where de Kock collects it safely behind the stumps. The batsmen steal a bye.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Short delivery down the leg side, Pope looks to pull but misses it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a length on off, Pope punches it towards the off side.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a good length on middle, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on off, Pope taps it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on but Ollie Pope does not take the single.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Full delivery on off, Wood looks to loft it but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Tossed up delivery on middle, Wood defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Loopy delivery on middle, Wood looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. FOUR! Good shot. Floated delivery on middle, Wood sweeps it towards fine leg for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. SIX! Amazing shot. Tossed up delivery on middle, Bess plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Nicely played! Short of a length delivery, Pope pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Bowls a bouncer, Pope does well to duck under it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Whoa! What has happened there? Short of a length delivery on leg, Pope looks to pull but fails to do so. Quinton de Kock appeals for a caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. The Proteas seem pretty confident that there was something on that as the ball came to de Kock but they do not have any reviews left. Replays show that it came off the glove. The loss of reviews earlier in the innings has cost South Africa here.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on off, Ollie taps it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it uppishly towards mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Outside off, Wood offers no shot to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Loopy delivery on middle, Wood blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. Flighted delivery on off, Wood plays it towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Wood. BEATEN! Tossed up delivery outside off, Wood looks to defend but misses it.

We are back for the final session of Day 2. The players are out in the middle. Ollie Pope will be joined by Mark Wood. Keshav Maharaj will start the proceedings for the final session.

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

Will South Africa wrap up this innings quickly in the third session or will England get to the score of 500 and then look to declare? Join us back at 1545 Local (1345 GMT) for all the action from the last session of the day!

The South African bowling did not have much to shout about in the first session but after the wicket of Stokes, the floodgates opened and Keshav Maharaj took full advantage of it as he has already taken a 4-fer and will be looking for his 5th wicket. Dane Paterson also took his maiden Test wicket and it was of the main man, Ben Stokes.

91 runs came in this session and England also lost 4 wickets. After the 200-run stand between Pope and Stokes, the latter walked back and Buttler too followed him. Curran though played well for his quickfire innings of 44 runs but even he threw his wicket away later. Dominic Bess could not survive out there too as he became the 4th victim of Keshav Maharaj. However, amidst all this, Ollie Pope has not left the crease and scored his maiden Test ton in the process. It has been a gritty innings by him but now he needs to up the ante and score some quick runs.

A session where one must say South Africa have surely made a comeback but the match is now tilted in the favour of England.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. OUT! CAUGHT! Pieter Malan takes an easy catch and Keshav Maharaj gets another wicket. Floated delivery on the leg pole line, Bess looks to work this one towards the leg side but the ball goes off the leading edge towards the right of silly point where Pieter Malan takes an easy catch. Bess goes back without troubling the scorers much and England have just two wickets left now. And with that, it will be TEA ON DAY 2!

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Bess. Good length delivery on middle, Bess blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a length on off, Pope plays it towards covers for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Whoa! What a shot! Bouncer on middle and off pole, Pope opens the face of the bat and just guides this over the keeper's head for a boundary into the third man fence.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope guides it towards short third man.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Length delivery down the leg side, Pope looks to flick but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. Floated delivery on off, Bess plays it towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. On middle, Bess defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. Floated delivery on off, Bess plays it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. Loopy delivery on off, Bess offers a forward defense on this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. BEATEN! Flighted delivery just outside off, Bess looks to defend but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Bess. Tossed up delivery on middle, Bess looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Maiden Test ton for Ollie Pope. It has been a terrific innings from him. He has grinded it out in the middle and he pumps his fists in the air in delight. A floated delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. He had been stuck between the 80s ever since Stokes departed but now that he has got to his ton, Pope will be looking to accelerate and end with a flurry.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Bess. Length delivery on middle, Bess flicks it through square leg for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Bess. On a good length on off, Bess defends it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a length and outside off, Pope drives it through point for a single. He moves to 96.

Nortje is back on. 23-4-86-1 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, played towards deep point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Pope comes down the track and plays this one towards the cover region.

Dominic Bess is the new batsman in.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. OUT! CAUGHT! Curran holes out but he has played an entertaining innings and given the England score a booster. Floated delivery on off, Curran looks to come down the track and clear the mid-wicket fence. It is the larger side of the ground and that is why, Elgar comes in a couple of steps from the deep and takes an easy catch. Another wicket for South Africa and a deserved one for Maharaj.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. FOUR! Down the ground! Floated delivery on off, Curran comes down the ground and has smashed that one down the ground through mid off for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Curran goes back and defends it from within the crease.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. FOUR! Dragged back ball on off, Curran rocks back and slams this one through the cover-point region for a boundary.

Maharaj is back on. 51-14-125-2 are his figures so far.

Dean Elgar to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on off, Curran drives it through mid off. The batsmen cross ends.

Dean Elgar to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it through mid off for a single. 50-run stand is up between Ollie Pope and Sam Curran.

Dean Elgar to Sam Curran. Flighted delivery on off, Curran lofts it over mid off. Rabada at long off picks the ball on one bounce. The batsmen take a run.

Dean Elgar to Sam Curran. Loopy delivery on middle, Curran sweeps it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Dean Elgar to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on middle, Curran flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dean Elgar to Ollie Pope. Short and outside off, Curran cuts it through point. The batsmen take a run. 400 up for England.

Dean Elgar is on.

Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran. Good length delivery on off, Sam blocks it well.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Short of a length delivery, Pope pulls it over square leg. The fielder in the deep collects the ball on one bounce. The batsmen take a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope plays it to covers.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Short and outside off, Pope cuts it through point. Rabada slides and does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen get two runs. Ollie Pope moves to 90s.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on leg, Pope looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery on middle, Curran comes down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on off, Curran plays it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope comes down the track and drives it through mid off for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and blocks it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran. Length delivery outside off, Curran plays it towards the off side.

Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran. Short delivery on off, Sam looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran. EDGE AND FOUR! Full and outside off, Curran looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran. On a good length on off, Curran defends it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Short and outside off, Pope cuts it through point for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje is back on. 21-4-78-1 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Flighted delivery outside off, Curran punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and drives it towards mid on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on middle, Curran flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Floated delivery on middle, Sam tucks it to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. SIX! What a shot! Flighted delivery on middle, Curran comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on middle, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Full delivery outside off, Pope drives it through point. The batsmen get two runs.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Short and outside off, Curran cuts it through point for a single.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. On a good length on off, Sam offers a solid defense on this one.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Good length delivery on off, Curran blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. On a good length on off, Curran defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, played towards the man at point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated on off, pushed towards the man at mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. NOT OUT! Pope has planted his foot just inches inside the crease and he survives. Floated delivery outside off, Maharaj gets this to turn away from Pope after pitching. Ollie goes for the drive but misses due to the turn. De Kock behind the stumps collects the ball and whips the bails off and appeals. The leg umpire half-heartedly goes to the third umpire and the Proteas players don't look that excited either. Replays roll in to show that Pope had brought his foot in a while before de Kock whipped the bails off and he survives.

Stumping appeal! Ollie Pope is the man in question and he will have his heart in his mouth. The Proteas don't seem too excited and the replays show why as Pope is well in.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on middle, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on leg, Pope looks to flick but gets it off the thigh pad. It goes towards the keeper where de Kock appeals for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head.

DRINKS!!! South Africa staging a mini-comeback here after being outplayed in the first session of the day. After the 200-run stand was completed between Stokes and Pope, the former departed and he was followed by Buttler who had just walked out. Since then, runs have come at a premium with Pope stuck in his 80s since ages it seems. Interesting to see what the remaining part of the session brings for us. Keshav Maharaj to continue after the break!

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. FOUR! Driven away! Full ball on off, Curran has creamed his drive through the cover region for a boundary. Fantastic shot that!

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Good fielding! Full ball on off, driven towards the man at cover-point where Rassie van der Dussen dives to his right and makes the stop. Saves at least a couple of runs for his side.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Good length ball just outside the off pole line, defended out.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Length ball on middle and off, defended back towards the bowler.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Full length ball on middle and leg, defended back towards the bowler.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Length ball outside off, cut towards point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated on off, pushed towards the cover region for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. On the pads, flicked towards the fine leg region. Pretorius gives it a chase and keeps the ball in play as the batters take three runs.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Curran comes down the track and plays this ball back towards the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. On the pads, worked towards the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Floated delivery on middle and off, defended out.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Short delivery outside off, Curran cuts it through point for a run.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. On a good length on off, Curran blocks it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. FOUR! Nicely played! Full delivery on off, Curran drives it uppishly wide of the man at short covers for a boundary.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Good length delivery on middle, Sam blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. On a good length on off, Curran blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Sam Curran. Full delivery on off, Curran drives it to covers.

Vernon Philander is back on. 13-5-28-0, his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. On middle, Curran flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on off, Curran defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Floated delivery on middle, Curran looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. The umpire gives it as leg byes.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Loopy delivery on middle, Sam keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Flighted delivery on off, Curran defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Tossed up delivery on middle, Curran flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Sam Curran. Length delivery on middle, Curran flicks it through square leg for a run.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Short delivery outside off, Pope cuts it to point.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards mid off.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. A loud appeal has been turned down! Now, what has happened there? Maharaj bowls a flatter delivery from around the wicket, pitching it outside off, angling it into Curran. Curran looks to defend but is hit on the pads. The South African players appeal but it is turned down by the umpire. They cannot do anything about it as the Proteas have no reviews left. Replays later roll in and show that the ball was going on to hit the leg pole but the impact was umpire's call. So, Curran would have been safe anyway.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. On off, played towards cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Sam Curran. Almost another one! Floated delivery on the pads, Curran looks to work it towards the leg side but does so a touch uppishly. The fielder at short leg dives to his right but the ball goes past him by then.

Sam Curran is the new man in.

Keshav Maharaj to Jos Buttler. OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Buttler has literally thrown his wicket away and England lose wickets in quick succession. Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler looks to punch it down the ground but does so uppishly and straight towards Maharaj who takes an easy catch. Buttler will be very disappointed by this soft dismissal. Can the Proteas take advantage here and wrap up the tail before they reach 400?

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Length delivery outside off, Buttler taps it to point.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. On a length on off, Buttler drives it to mid off.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Good length delivery on off, Buttler defends it out.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Good length delivery on middle, Jos keeps it out.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. On a good length on off, Buttler blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Jos Buttler. On off, Buttler pushes it towards covers for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Jos Buttler. Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Jos Buttler. Loopy delivery on off, Jos plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Jos Buttler. Floated delivery on off, Buttler plays it towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope drives it through mid off for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Length ball on middle and leg, pushed towards the man at mid on.

Dane Paterson to Jos Buttler. Buttler plays this one towards the cover region off the back foot.

Jos Buttler is the next batsman in.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. OUT! CAUGHT! First Test wicket for Dane Paterson and he has struck gold as he has sent Ben Stokes packing. However, he has played a brilliant innings and done the damage. A nothing delivery outside off, Stokes goes for a wild slash at it but does so uppishly. Dean Elgar at point takes a simple catch to his right. Stokes trying to score some runs throws his wicket away but he has more than done his job. He departs after scoring a solid century and will be hoping that his teammates carry the good work from here on in. Can the Proteas force a collapse from here though?

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length ball on off, pushed towards the man at mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on middle, Stokes looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on off, Stokes plays a reverse sweep towards cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on off, Stokes drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full ball on off, driven towards the man at cover for a single. 350 up for England with this single.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length ball on off, Stokes looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge onto the pads.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full ball on off, worked towards the man at mid on by Stokes.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Fullish ball on middle, pushed towards the man at mid on for a quick single.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Length ball on off, pushed towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes punches it through point. The batsmen cross ends. 200-run stand is up between Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Chance missed! Nortje is the culprit! Loopy delivery on middle, Stokes comes down the track and lofts it over mid on but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards long on where Nortje tries to take the catch but it hits his fingertips and goes down. The batsmen take a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on where Rabada picks the ball and goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it. The batsmen take a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope plays it towards covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on off, Stokes punches it towards point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Ollie flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on middle, Pope defends it out.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on off, Stokes punches it through point for a run.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on middle, Stokes keeps it out.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on middle, Stokes drives it through mid on for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it through covers for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope comes down the track and plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on off, Pope punches it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Ben blocks it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full again on off, Stokes drives it to covers.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Nice shot. Full and outside off, Stokes comes forward and drives it through mid off for a boundary.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length and outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

We are back for the second session. The players are out in the middle. Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope will resume their innings for England. Dane Paterson to start the proceedings after Lunch.

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

So, will the duo of Stokes and Pope continue to dominate or will the South African bowlers stage a fightback? Join us back at 1325 Local (1125 GMT) for all the action.

Nothing much to talk about the South African bowling. None of them have threatened either of the two English batters and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see where will the breakthrough come from. Another problem is that along with not picking up wickets, they are conceding runs at a rapid rate and that will be a huge concern for skipper Faf du Plessis.

Stokes and Pope were the overnight batters and they came out in the morning after a delayed start but that did not deter them at all. Stokes attacked the opposition scoring runs for fun and getting to his ton. He joined an elite group of cricketers who have taken more than 100 wickets as well as scored more than 4000 runs in Test cricket. Ollie Pope provided the perfect foil for Stokes and he is still chasing his maiden Test ton. He survived a scare in the latter stages of the session as he was adjudged LBW but he took the review and the decision was reversed.

27 overs, 111 overs and 0 wickets have fallen. A session completely dominated by England and they have Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes to thank for it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg for a single. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on for a run.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Again outside off, Ben offers no shot to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on middle, Stokes flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Ben lets it go.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on off, Stokes looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Excellent shot. Loopy delivery on off, Stokes makes room and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Ben shoulders arms to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery outside off, Stokes leaves it alone.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. OUCH! Length ball on off, pope looks to defend but is hit on the hand.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. NOT OUT! Pope survives and he will continue to fight for his maiden ton! Good length ball on middle and leg, Pope comes a bit down the track and looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pad. The South Africa players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Pope though is not sure and has a chat with Stokes. Pope signals the 'T' at the very end, with just 2 seconds remaining on the timer. Replays roll in and Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracker comes in now and shows it to be just about missing the leg pole. Relief on the face of Pope with Root spotted saying from the pavilion, 'You beauty'.

Review time! Ollie Pope is the man in question. He has been adjudged LBW but has challenged the decision of the umpire. It looks not out to the naked eye and yes, the replays show that Pope has survived.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. 100 FOR BEN STOKES! His 9th in Test cricket and looks like one of many more to come. Full ball on off, driven towards the cover region for a single. Surely one of the best all-rounders in cricket today.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Another full delivery on middle, defended back towards the bowler as Stokes comes down the track.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on off, played towards the man at cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Pope defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Ollie keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and defends it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj is back on. 38-12-88-1 are his figures so far.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On off, Stokes guides it towards short third man.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a length on off, Ben guides it towards third man. The batsmen pick up a couple. Ben Stokes moves to 99.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on off, Stokes comes down the track and blocks it.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a length on off, Stokes comes forward and plays it back towards the bowler.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to bowl. 15-1-46-0 are his figures so far.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length delivery outside off, Stokes punches it through covers for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes does not bother to play at that.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a length on off, Pope guides it towards third man for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, Stokes drives it through point. The batsmen take a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Full delivery outside off, Pope drives it through point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. FOUR! 4000 Test runs for Ben Stokes! Add in all those wickets, all those match-winning moments and you know that you are talking about a modern-day great! A floated delivery on off, Stokes gets down on one knee and slams this towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. On the pads, flicked to the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. On the pads, flicked towards the man at mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Now Maharaj floats it just outside off, Stokes goes down on one knee and plays the reverse sweep towards the third man region and takes a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Outside off, left alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Bouncer on middle and leg to end the over, Pope ducks under it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Pope rocks back and pulls this one behind square leg for a boundary. Ollie stepping on the gas now.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Bouncer on middle and leg, Pope ducks under it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. This time Stokes cuts towards the third man region and gets a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, left alone.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Nicely played! Full delivery on off, Pope drives it through covers for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes plays a slog sweep through mid-wicket for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes comes down the track and blocks it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes plays it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one. It goes towards the keeper where de Kock fails to stop it and it goes past him towards third man. The batsmen take a single. The umpire gives it as a bye.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Again outside off, Stokes lets it go.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. BEATEN! Short and outside off, Stokes looks to cut but misses it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length and outside off, Ben leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length and outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it to covers. This is the first maiden over bowled by South Africa after 13 overs. Emphasizes the dominance that England have had in this session.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and defends it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Another one outside off, left alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Outside off, left alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Pope rocks back and pulls it towards square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Good length ball on middle and off, defended towards the man at mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Length ball on middle and off, Pope defends this back towards the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On the pads, Stokes plays this one towards the mid-wicket region for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, left alone.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Another ball which is dragged back, now Stokes slog sweeps this one powerfully towards the man at deep mid-wicket and takes a single. 300 up for England!

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flatter delivery outside off, Stokes rocks back and plays this one towards point and takes a couple. This brings up the 150-run stand between Stokes and Pope.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery outside off, left alone by Stokes.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Another flatter delivery, on middle and leg, Pope plays this one towards mid on and takes a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flatter delivery outside off, played towards the man at point.

DRINKS! The first session has so far completely belonged to England as they have scored 72 runs in the 13 overs bowled so far. Stokes has been the person to score the runs as he is hitting boundaries at will and is looking extremely comfortable out in the middle. The Proteas need to do something to come back into the game. Maharaj to continue post the Drinks break.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Another length ball outside off, Pope works this one towards point and gets a single to keep strike.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Length ball outside off, Pope does not fiddle with it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Good length ball on middle, defended back towards the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Length ball on middle, worked towards the man at short mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Full ball on middle, driven towards the man at mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Stifled appeal! Length ball on middle and leg, drifting down. Pope looks to flick but fails to do so. The ball goes past him and makes a sound as it does so. The keeper and slip cordon appeal, which is then followed up by Rabada. However, nothing doing for the umpire and no reviews left for South Africa so the game goes on.

Kagiso Rabada is back on. 10-4-58-2, his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. On the pads, flicked towards the leg side. 10 runs come off this over and England stepping on the gas.

The ball had went out of the field after that hit from Stokes but someone from the crowd has gone and fetched that one. Good effort by the crowd as they cheer on the team with it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. SIX! Floated delivery on off, Stokes again gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it in front of the square leg fence for a maximum. This shot is becoming a trademark for Stokes.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. FOUR LEG BYES! A bad ball by Maharaj, he drags it way too back and it is going down leg. Stokes looks to flick but misses and the ball goes off the pads into the fine leg fence.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up ball on off, Stokes defends off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Another one on middle and leg, tossed up, pushed towards the man at mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated on the pads, pushed towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Pope prods forward and defends this full ball straight back. 61 runs in 11 overs so far in the day and England going along well.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! A good shot by Pope! Full ball way wide outside off, Pope comes onto the front foot and maneuvers the ball through the point region using his wrists and the ball races away to the fence.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On the hips now, he awkwardly works it towards mid-wicket off the back foot for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Length ball outside off, left alone by Stokes.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On off now, pushed straight towards the man at mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full ball on middle, Pope just chips it into the empty mid on region for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. SIX! That has been smashed by Stokes. Floated delivery outside off, Stokes gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Stokes goes back in his crease and defends this flatter delivery off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Another one on the pads, worked towards the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. On the pads of Stokes, flicked towards the man at square leg.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Swept away! Floated on off, Stokes gets down on one knee and has swept it through square leg for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards fine leg. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Keshav Maharaj to bowl. 32-11-55-1 are his figures so far.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it towards mid on for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it towards fine leg for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Short delivery on leg, Stokes pulls it through square leg for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Ben shoulders arms to this one.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on off, Stokes defends it towards point.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

A slight halt in play as Ben Stokes is applying the spray on his hand as they are sweating too much.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg. The batsmen cross ends.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Length delivery outside off, Pope looks to cut but Hamza at wide slip dives and makes a good stop. The batters take a run.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg for a run.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a length on off, Stokes plays it towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through square leg for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. EDGY FOUR! Woah! Nortje almost got the breakthrough there! Good length ball on middle and off, angling away. Stokes looks to drive at it but the ball goes off the outside edge through the slip cordon, wide of the man at first slip and into the third man fence.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on off, Stokes drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on off, Stokes defends it out.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Short delivery on middle, Stokes pulls it through mid-wicket. Maharaj in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on off, Stokes drives it towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope keeps it out.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. FOUR! 3rd Test half ton for Ollie Pope. It has been a calm innings from him. Short and outside off, Pope cuts it hard through point for a boundary.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Nicely played! On a length on off, Pope punches it through point for a boundary. 100-run stand is up between Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope. They came in to bat when England were in a very precarious situation but now they are taking England to a dominating position in the match.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Team update - The news has finally been confirmed that Kagiso Rabada will not be available for the 4th Test match against England. He has received a demerit point and a 15 percent fine of his match fee for his celebration after dismissing English skipper Joe Root on Day 1. Rabada has accumulated 4 demerit points and thus will be unavailable for selection.

Vernon Philander to bowl for the first time on Day 2. 11-5-15-0 were his figures on Day 1.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it uppishly through square leg for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. BEATEN! Short and outside off, Stokes looks to cut but misses it. First time that Stokes has been unsettled today.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through square leg for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Good length ball on off, defended towards the mid off fielder.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Another hit-me ball by Rabada and this brings up the 22nd Test fifty for Ben Stokes. Stokes again goes deep in his crease and pulls this ball towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. He is a man in scintillating form and is oozing class at the moment.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length ball on middle and leg, played back towards the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Pulled away! Back of a length ball on middle, a hit-me ball by Rabada, Stokes rocks back and pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length ball just outside off, Stokes stands tall and looks to push but the ball goes off the outside half of his bat towards third man and the batters take a couple as the fielder mops it up.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! First boundary of the day and it comes off the bat of Ollie Pope. Length ball outside off, Pope gets on top of the ball, rolls his wrists and cuts the ball just behind point and the ball races away to the fence.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On the pads of Stokes, he flicks this one towards square leg and rotates the strike.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Length ball outside off, Pope cuts this one towards the man at deep backward point and gets a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Fuller ball on middle, pushed towards the man at mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On off now, Pope plays this one towards the man at point.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length ball on off, Pope looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside half of the bat towards the man at gully who dives to his right and gathers the ball. Pope is not looking comfortable out in the middle.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Fuller ball on off, driven towards the man at mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. A length ball outside off, this is easily left alone by Stokes. No trouble for him.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Rabada now attacks the stumps angling the ball into Stokes. Ben pushes the ball towards the man at mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Rabada drags his length back a bit, Stokes rocks back and defends this back towards the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Another fullish ball on off, Stokes this time pushes it towards the man at cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Rabada comes 'round the wicket straightaway, bowls a fuller ball on off. Stokes drives it straight down to the man at mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Final ball of the first over of the day and Pope has pushed this one down to mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Length ball just outside off, nipping back in a touch. Pope looks to defend off the back foot but is hit on the thigh pad.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Nortje sprays one down the leg side and that allows Stokes to get a single towards square leg. England are underway on Day 2.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. This time on a good length on off, Stokes comes forward and pushes it back towards the bowler.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Another ball on a similar line, Stokes is again solid in his defense as he pushes this towards cover.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. Nortje starts the day with a length ball on the off pole line, angling away. Stokes goes onto the back foot and blocks it out watchfully.

Finally, we are all set to begin Day 2. The players are out in the middle. Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope will resume their batting for England. Anrich Nortje will start the proceedings for the hosts.

Update 1035 Local (0835 GMT) - We have another update as now it is reported that the session will begin in 10 minutes, at 1045 Local. We are hopeful that this news is true and we can finally see some cricket from St. George's Park.

Update 1020 Local (0820 GMT) - Okay so the rain has started to come down again and now there is no official word as to when the game will start. The forecasts were of the showers arriving in the evening but they have turned out to be incorrect. Let's hope for the best so that the game can resume as quickly as possible.

Update 1005 Local (0805 GMT) - We have further news as the start has been delayed by another 10 minutes, which means play will resume at 1020 Local (0820 GMT).

A bit of a sad news. There was rain forecast for the day and it has come. Only, an hour early. The ground was covered and START OF PLAY HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO 10.10 AM LOCAL (0810 GMT).

If any, the run rate was an issue for the visitors. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler would want to have a say in that. They will aim to get or cross 300 by Lunch itself. On the other hand, the hosts would look to pick up quick wickets and put pressure on England and keep it tight. Who will blink first?

A warm welcome to Day 2 of the 3rd Test between South Africa and England in Port Elizabeth. It was a sluggish opening day, with the batsmen struggling to get runs. But England have done well to not lose more than 4 wickets while South Africa seemed to lose the radar slightly here and there. This first session could be the most crucial one of the match. Would it be Cape Town all over again?

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

That ends a sluggish Thursday. How will Day 2 pan out? 32 runs have come off the second new ball in 10 overs. The batsmen to come for England are stroke makers - so either the visitors could cross 300 by Lunch or get close to being bowled out in the first session itself. Ben Stokes holds the key for one side, Kagiso Rabada for the other. Join us on Friday, 17th January, 2020 at 10 am local (0800 GMT) for all the action from the second day's play. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

South Africa will not be too displeased with their efforts. Philander was as frugal as one could be while Maharaj was tirelessly bowling since Lunch. His efforts helped the seamers to be rotated effectively and he found some purchase off the wicket as well. Debutant Paterson was skiddy but struggled for rhythm and was the most expensive.

A lot of time was occupied at the crease by the batsmen but the problem of doing this for too long is that if a collapse happens, then you are in a soup because the opposition suddenly gets into the game. England were 103/1 at one stage, only to be reduced to 148/4 within 16 overs. It was at this time that Rabada was raging fire but Pope then came out with an extinguisher to douse that rage as along with Stokes, he ensured England hold their heads high at the end of the day.

At the toss, the captains had slightly different views. Joe Root was happy to bat first on a pitch which looked dry and would deteriorate quickly while Faf du Plessis was a touch unsure, since stats tell him that batting is better on Day 2. England found it tough from the start, with the runs barely coming across. The openers did decently to see off the first session but struggled to get runs.

A day that has been slow-going. South Africa controlling the run rate and bogging a few England batsmen down. But the visitors would be happy with the final outcome, thanks largely to the Stokes-Pope stand, which is worth 76 now.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 1!

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, Pope shoulders arms to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Ollie offers a solid defense on this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the front foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Bowls a bouncer, Stokes does well to duck under it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Ahhh... shouts of catch it, but that is well away from the fielder. Short of a length delivery, Stokes looks to pull but miscues it. It goes in the air, but is well wide of the man sweeping to his right from deep mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Ben plays it towards mid on for a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a length on off, Stokes plays it to covers.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Ollie keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on off, Ollie keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Pope blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg for a run.

Maharaj is back on. 30-10-54-1 are his figures so far.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on off, Stokes looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length and outside off, Ben taps it towards the off side.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on off, Stokes punches it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Length delivery outside off, Stokes looks to cut but gets a bottom edge on this one.

Kagiso Rabada is back on. 15-3-41-2 are his figures so far.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Well played! Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Outside off, Pope shoulders arms to this one.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on off, Pope defends it to point.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on middle, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope defends it towards mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Stokes looks to flick but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. FOUR! What a shot! Short delivery on leg, Stokes pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on off, Pope taps it towards point for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. WIDE! Bowls a bouncer down the leg side, Pope ducks under it.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes. On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Outside off, Pope offers no shot to this one.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on off, Stokes plays it to point.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a good length again on off, Stokes comes forward and looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen cross ends.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on middle, Stokes looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Short delivery on middle, Pope pulls it towards mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on middle, Pope keeps it out.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Ollie drives it to covers.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Pope bowls it down the leg side, Pope looks to flick but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Good length delivery on off, Pope keeps it out.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a good length on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes plays it towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it to mid-wicket.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Comes down the track, but is yorked. Digs the ball towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Landed outside off, left alone.

Vernon Philander to Ben Stokes. Huge shout for LBW! Turned down. Philander wants a review but he is overruled. A length ball outside off, coming back in, Stokes is hit on the pads as he shoulders arms. Philander, like always, believes that is out. But Faf is not sure. Replays show that it would not have come enough that much.

Philander is back on. 8-4-10-0 are his figures so far.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Third boundary of the over. Full and outside off, Pope drives it through point for a boundary. 12 runs have come from the first second-new-ball over.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through wide mid on for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand as well.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Good shot. On a good length and outside off, Pope guides it nicely towards third man for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. Outside off, Pope offers no shot to this one.

Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope. On a good length and outside off, Pope shoulders arms to this one.

The second new ball is taken. Anrich Nortje is back on. 12-3-33-1 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on off, Ben keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope drives it through covers for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on off, Stokes punches it towards point for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes pushes it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Paterson bowls it on a good length on middle, Pope looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on leg, Pope looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the leg side.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Length delivery on middle, Pope tucks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. On off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope punches it towards point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it through mid on for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on off, Ben defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope keeps it out.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on middle, Pope looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes towards the off side.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. FOUR! Nicely played! Short and outside off, Pope leaps and attempts the upper cut. Slashes hard and gets an outside edge but it is well over the slip region. The ball races towards third man for a boundary.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it to square leg.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a length around off, solidly defended back down the track.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes looks to flick but gets it off the glove. It goes towards the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Nice shot. Full delivery on off, Stokes drives it through covers for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards the leg side for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it towards mid-wicket where du Plessis dives and tries to stop it but it goes beneath him. The batsmen take a single.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Full delivery on off, Ben drives it towards mid off.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Length delivery outside off, Stokes plays it to point.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Short delivery on off, Pope cuts it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Quicker delivery on off, Pope looks to defend off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes comes down the track and flicks it through mid on for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flighted delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Drinks Break! A fine passage of play is developing here. South Africa did not start that well but post Lunch, they have been excellent. The frugality of runs is making England go for runs and that, in turn, is resulting in the fall of wickets. The ball is skidding through, staying low a fraction and starting to turn as well. South Africa must aim to restrict England under 250 while the visitors, should first look to go into Friday with 4 wickets down and then look for 300 tomorrow.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a length on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Pope pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full again on middle, Pope flicks it through mid-wicket. Rabada in the deep slides and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it towards mid off.

Dane Paterson to Ollie Pope. On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. BEATEN! Flighted delivery just outside off, Stokes looks to sweep but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Loopy delivery on middle, Stokes looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes pushes it back towards the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes plays a sweep towards mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full and outside off, pushed away from his body towards point for a single. Was reaching out there. Oohs and aahs from Maharaj and de Kock. Have to say that was good hand-eye co-ordination.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Lovely shot! Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it through mid on for a boundary. This is good batting from Ben Stokes.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. That is actually a very good effort from mid on. Full delivery on middle, Stokes drives it down the ground. But the man from mid on dives to his right and makes a half-stop, parrying it towards mid off. The fielder has to get around though and by that time, the batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on middle, Ben defends it out.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Bowls a yorker on middle, Pope does well to dig it out. It goes towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on off, Pope keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full delivery on off, Pope drives it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On middle, Stokes defends it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on off, Stokes blocks it well.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. On a good length and outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Good length delivery on off, Ben blocks it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Ben Stokes. In the action straightaway! On a good length on off, Stokes looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where it falls short of the fielder.

Dane Paterson is back on. 9-0-26-0 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Outside off, punched off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. This time he goes back and blocks it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Full on middle, flicked uppishly, wide of short mid-wicket, for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. DROPPED! Tough chance. Fractionally short, around off, Stokes goes back and whips it. Pieter Malan at short leg reacts swiftly too. He sticks out his right hand but the ball does not stick.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Short ball on middle, Stokes pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. WIDE. That is a wild bouncer, way above the head of the batsman. Signalled so.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. NO BALL! Nasty! Good length ball on off, Stokes looks to flick but misses and gets hit around the box. Seems fine to continue. Rabada has overstepped or has he? The replays show that it was a tight call. Hard to say whether the foot landed on the line while did the foot land inside and then skid through.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. BOUNCER! WIDE! It is bowled around middle, Stokes ducks under it. The umpire gives it wide for height.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Poor delivery and it has been rightfully put away by Stokes. Full toss on middle, Stokes whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Fullish ball on off, Stokes pushes it back to the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Full and just outside off, Stokes looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes along the ground, towards point.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. A length ball outside off, from around the wicket, left alone.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. FOUR! That is put away! Short and outside off, Pope cuts it hard through point for a boundary. 150 UP FOR ENGLAND.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Loopy delivery on middle, Pope keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Flighted delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ollie Pope. Tossed up delivery on leg, Pope looks to defend but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. NOT OUT! No edge and the impact was outside off. The review is lost. Floated outside off from Maharaj spinning into the batsman, Stokes lunges and then looks to defend but it seems to have hit the pads. The ball goes to Zubayr Hamza at first slip. He collects and appeals. The umpire shows no interest. Faf is concerned this time, running in to ask about the review. Everyone is confident but Hamza is the most confident and the skipper, one feels, goes for a catch review. The Ultra Edge then rolls in and it shows that there was a big gap between the bat and pad. The Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off as well. It had hit just the pads and then gone to the first slip fielder. A review in desperation from Faf.

Is that another? Bowler appeals for LBW. Oxenford says no. Hamza says that he has caught it at slip. The skipper says let's go upstairs. Here comes Ultra Edge. Nothing on it when ball passes the bat. Now, we check for the LBW. Impact outside off. A review in desperation.

Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope. Short ball around middle, Pope ducks under it.

Ollie Pope is the next batsman in.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. OUT! TIMBER! That kept low! Root has to go now! Big, big wicket and South Africa are making a comeback in this game. Back of a length delivery from Rabada. It is bowled on off, keeping a touch low and skidding through after pitching. Root misreads it, looking to defend it off the back foot but the ball sneaks under his bat and goes onto hit the off stump. So 103/1 becomes 148/4.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. Short again on middle, Root pulls it to mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Short delivery on middle, Stokes pulls it through square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a good length on off, Stokes defends it uppishly towards point.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Floated on middle, Root sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket region and picks up a couple before the fielder can come across and clean it up. Drama in the over, with 11 runs and an LBW review.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. FOUR! Some innovation this time from Root! Full toss on middle, Root plays the paddle sweep to the fine leg region for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. FOUR! Nicely played! Floated one on middle, Root sweeps it to the deep square leg region for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Flatter one on middle, Stokes whips it to the leg side for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. NOT OUT! Umpire's call and Stokes survives! Maharaj looks in terrific form out there! A vast contrast from the previous game. Bowls a flighted one around off, Stokes looks to defend but misses to get hit on the front pad. Maharaj puts in an appeal but it is turned down by the umpire. Maharaj and Faf are involved in a discussion whether to go for a review or not. They opt for it. The Ball Tracker rolls in and it shows that it was umpire's call on impact. South Africa do not lose their review.

Now, is Ben Stokes gone too? It is very close. Where is the impact? Umpire Oxenford shakes his head. Faf takes the review, again with very less time left on the clock. Ooohh.... umpire's call on impact. Ball projected to be hitting the stumps. But, NO means NO. The umpire said no, so the decision stays as it is.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. BEATEN! Excellent delivery! Floated outside off, spinning into the batsman. Stokes looks to defend but it cuts him in half and goes into the mitts of the keeper.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. BOUNCER! Good one from Rabada! Bowls it around off, Root though does very well to sway away from it.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Rabada keeps on bowling short and this one is on middle, Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Fullish on middle and leg, Ben defends it towards mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Rabada bends his back and bowls a short one outside off, Stokes pushes it to cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. On a length on off, Ben solidly blocks it out to the cover fielder.

Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes. Back of a length ball on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Stokes is underway! Flatter one on middle, Stokes punches it down to long on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ben Stokes. Floated on off, Stokes lunges forward and defends it out.

Ben Stokes is the new man in.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. OUT! LBW! That is a sensational review from South Africa. England lose their third wicket. The review was taken with just 5 seconds left on the clock. But it is successful. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly looks to defend off the back foot and does so. Or, does he? Because to the naked eye, it is not clear whether the ball hit the bat first or pad. Maharaj appeals for lbw but umpire Bruce Oxenford shakes his head. Now, strangely, the men behind the wickets are not sure whether that is out. Shouldn't de Kock know about that? But Faf asks him and Quinton is mum. It is Maharaj who is dead sure that it is pad first. South Africa think for a while and eventually, du Plessis takes the review. Oxenford makes the signal and when his colleague at square leg asks him what was it, Bruce says that it hit the bat. The first look at the replays brings out a huge cheer from the crowd. Because it shows that the ball has hit ONLY the pad and there is no bat involved at all! Now, time for the Ball Tracker which shows all three reds, with the ball projected to be hitting the middle stump. What a review from Maharaj. He is single-handedly responsible for this wicket. Is this the opening which the hosts needed?

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on middle, Denly blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Tossed up delivery on middle, Root sweeps it towards fine leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Short ball down the leg side, Denly sways away from it.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Short of a length ball outside off, Denly shoulders arms.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. BOUNCER! It is bowled around middle and leg, Denly ducks under it and de Kock jumps and collects it with one hand.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Full delivery on middle and leg, Denly whips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. NO BALL! Rabada dishes another short one but this is down the leg side, Root helps it on its way to fine leg. The batters take a single. Rabada has overstepped.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Short delivery on middle, Denly pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery around off, Denly gets into position and cuts it through the gully region for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Shorter in length outside off, Denly punches it to deep cover and takes a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated outside off, Denly lunges and then lets it go to the keeper.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Shorter one outside off, Denly rocks on his back foot and punches it to cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on middle, Denly pushes it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated on off, Denly prods forward and defends it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Short delivery on off, Root punches it through point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to bowl from the other end.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. FOUR! This is poor bowling from Rabada. A rank long hop outside off, Denly stands tall and thrashes it over the point fielder for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Good length ball down the leg side, Denly looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Good length ball on off, Denly defends it out.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. Run Out chance missed. Back of a length ball on off, Root hops and defends it to the point region. He takes off for a single. Hamza from point makes a terrific run and then throws it at the keeper's end. He has one stump to aim at but misses. If he had hit, Denly was surely a goner. There was no run there.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. BOUNCER! It is bowled around off, Root sways away from it.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. Starts with a good length ball on middle, Root works it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

We are back for the final session of Day 1. The players are out in the middle. Joe Denly and Joe Root will resume their batting for England. Kagiso Rabada will start the proceedings for the final session of Day 1.

... Day 1, Session 3 ...

32 overs left in the day. How many wickets can the Saffas pick by Stumps? How many can England end up with? Can they get to 200 tonight? Join us back at 3 pm local (1300 GMT).

Much better bowling from South Africa post Lunch. They kept tight lines, did not allow easy runs and the visitors were forced to find ways to score. That brought about the two wickets. Philander has been phenomenal while Maharaj has been tirelessly working.

Another attritional session. South Africa would be feeling a lot better, because they managed to pick up 2 wickets as well. The pitch is a slow one but have to question England's tactics here. Not much intent to score apart from Joe Root and the top three were just ready to bed in. 300 might be a good score on this deck but you need to score, don't you? As the great Geoffrey Boycott says, you always look at a score by adding 2 extra wickets to it.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on off, Denly drives it but it hits the silly point fielder and then rolls to the silly mid off fielder. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 1!

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on off, Denly plays it towards covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full again on off, Joe drives it towards mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on middle, Denly drives it back towards the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. On a good length on off, the skipper keeps it out.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. Good length delivery on middle, Root defends it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. Outside off, Root offers no shot to this one.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. On a good length on off, the skipper blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. Good length delivery on off, Root looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Short and outside off, cut through point for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Around off, watchfully defended.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Full and down the leg side, Joe looks to sweep but misses.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Oohhh... that was stone dead. But for the inside edge. The arm ball on middle, Root goes back to work it to the leg side but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Floated delivery on off, Root defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Joe Denly. On a good length on middle, Denly looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Vernon Philander to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. Length delivery on off, Root taps it through point for a single.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root defends it out.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. Good length delivery on middle, Root keeps it out.

Vernon Philander to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander is back on. 6-3-9-0 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Floated delivery on middle, Root flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Tossed up delivery on off, Root drives it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. FOUR! That is cheekily played. Landed outside off, Root goes back and dabs it past first slip, almost near his right leg and finds a boundary at third man.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Landed outside off, played straight to point.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it towards square leg for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Good length delivery on middle, the skipper defends it out.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. FOUR! Short delivery outside off, Root looks to pull but gets a bottom edge onto the pads. It goes off the pads towards third man for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Nortje bowls it down the leg side, Root looks to flick but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on middle, Denly drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on off, Denly drives it towards mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. IN THE AIR BUT SAFE! Floated delivery on middle, Root looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards square leg where the fielder looks to go for the catch but it falls short of him. The batsmen take a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Floated delivery on middle, Root defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly drives it through covers for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly blocks it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Full delivery on middle, Root flicks it towards the leg side.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Full delivery on off, the skipper drives it towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it towards square leg.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Full delivery down the leg side, Root looks to flick but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. On a length on middle, Root flicks it to square leg.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. On off, Denly keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on off, Joe blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on middle, Denly blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly plays it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Root. Good length delivery on off, Root blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Root, the skipper, is the new batsman in.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch by Rassie. Nortje gets his first. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it uppishly towards leg gully where van der Dussen dives and takes a stunner of a catch to his right. That ends a stubborn innings from Crawley. More or less, crawled through the innings but after spending more than 3 hours, he would have expected more.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Play and a miss! Short delivery outside off, Crawley looks to play the upper cut but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Zak defends it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. FOUR! Poor delivery from Nortje. Short delivery on leg, Crawley pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. 100 up for England.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on middle, Denly defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on off, Joe drives it to mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on off, Denly plays it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley plays it towards point for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Denly. Bowls a bouncer down the leg side, Denly ducks underneath it.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Denly. Full delivery on off, Denly drives it towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bumper, Zak ducks under it again.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer, Crawley does well to duck under it.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it to square leg.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. On middle, Denly blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on middle, Joe drives it towards mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on middle, Denly drives it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly plays it to point.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards square leg.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Zak keeps it out.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer, Crawley does well to duck under it.

Anrich Nortje to Joe Denly. Full again on middle, Denly flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it uppishly towards square leg for a single.

Drinks Break! Anrich Nortje is back on. 7-2-21-0 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. BEATEN! Floated delivery outside off, Denly looks to defend but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on middle, Denly blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery outside off, Denly punches it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on middle, Denly drives it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. FOUR! Nice shot. Short and outside off, Crawley plays an upper cut over point for a boundary.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a length on middle, Denly flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through square leg for a single.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Length delivery on middle, Zak pushes it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Outside off, Denly looks to sweep but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on off, Denly drives it to mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on middle, Joe defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on off, Denly blocks it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Short delivery on middle, Denly pulls it through square leg for a single.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a good length on off, Denly looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards point. The batsmen take a single.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly blocks it well.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Short delivery on middle, Crawley pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a good length on off, Denly defends it towards the off side and takes a quick single.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Outside off, Denly shoulders arms to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on off, Zak drives it to mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. On off, Crawley plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Loopy delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Flighted delivery on off, Zak offers a solid defense on this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley plays it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Floated delivery on middle, Crawley defends it out.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. FOUR! Terrific shot. Full and outside off, Denly drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Bowls a bouncer, Denly sways away from it.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Full and around off, well blocked out.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a good length outside off, watchfully defended.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Outside off, left alone.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Hmmm... Denly comes down the track and Maharaj fires it wide outside off. Denly has to reach out but adjusts well to drive the ball to long off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on middle, Denly blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Was that a chance? Not sure. Loopy delivery on off, Denly drives it uppishly towards covers where Elgar goes for the catch but it falls just short of him. He just got his fingertips on that.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Flighted delivery on off, Crawley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man. The batsmen cross ends.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. BEATEN! Tossed up delivery outside off, Denly looks to play a paddle sweep but misses it.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Joe offers a solid defense on this one.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Again on a good length on middle, Denly blocks it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a good length on middle, Joe keeps it out.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Joe Denly. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley taps it towards the off side and takes a quick single.

Dane Paterson is back on. 5-0-10-0 are his figures so far.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Floated delivery on middle, Joe keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on off, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly blocks it well.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Full delivery on middle, Joe keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Tossed up delivery on off, Denly defends it off the front foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer, Crawley sways away from it.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Loopy delivery on off, Zak blocks it well.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Short delivery on middle, Denly pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Full and outside off, Crawley drives it through covers for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it towards mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Crawley offers no shot to this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Flighted delivery on middle, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Loopy delivery on off, Denly plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it through mid on for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Floated delivery on off, Zak defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Flighted delivery on off, Zak defends it off the front foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Rabada bowls it down the leg side, Denly looks to flick but misses it.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Denly looks to defend but misses it.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. On a good length and outside off, Denly leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Outside off, Denly does not bother to play at that.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. Around off, watchfully defended.

Kagiso Rabada to Joe Denly. A bouncer around off, watchfully ducked under.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Floated delivery on middle, Zak blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. BRAVE LEAVE! One knows that Maharaj usually bowls only arm balls, so to leave one on length is very risky. But Crawley dos so. Landed outside off, just fractionally short of full, Crawley gets across a touch and then shoulders arms. The ball just misses his pad and the off stump.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. BEATEN! Loopy delivery outside off, Zak looks to defend but misses it.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. FOUR! Nice shot. Floated delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on leg, Crawley looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Going down leg.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley defends it off the front foot.

Joe Denly walks in at number 3, replacing Sibley.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. OUT! Caught at leg gully! Out of nowhere, a wicket has fallen. Rabada has struck for the Proteas. It has taken 31 overs but a wicket has gone at last. Credit to the planning. England were aiming to score runs at a slightly quicker rate than before while South Africa were looking to restrict the run flow. Rabada angled this into the right-hander from over the wicket and it was a pretty innocuous delivery, with Sibley just looking to tuck it through the on side. But he did not realize that there is a man stationed at leg gully, where Dean Elgar took it. Sibley would be crestfallen. 94 balls before this, watchful batting, makes a mistake of not watching the field on the 95th. The 70-run opening stand is broken.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. On a length on off, Sibley guides it towards third man. The batsmen get two runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Length delivery on middle, Dominic flicks it to mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. FOUR! On a good length on off, Sibley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Length delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where it falls short of the fielder.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on middle, Zak keeps it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Floated delivery on middle, Crawley defends it out.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Loopy delivery on middle, Zak flicks it to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Floated delivery on off, Crawley defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Tossed up delivery on middle, Zak blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Flighted delivery on off, Crawley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man. The batsmen get two runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Dominic shoulders arms to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Zak flicks it through square leg for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Outside off, left alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. A length ball outside off, cutting back in, Crawley looks to tuck but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Loopy delivery on middle, Sibley blocks it off the back foot. Maiden from Maharaj.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Full delivery on middle, Sibley drives it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Flighted delivery on off, Sibley blocks it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Floated delivery on middle, Dominic defends it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Short delivery on off, Sibley cuts it to point.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Tossed up delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

We are back for the second session. The players are out in the middle. Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley will resume the batting for England. Keshav Maharaj will start the proceedings after Lunch.

... Day 1, Session 2 ...

Cannot really say that South Africa bowled well. They did not quite bowl at the stumps and the batsmen had little difficulty in leaving the balls alone. The only positive for them is that the run rate is not that high, so if a couple of wickets fall quickly, they could enforce a collapse. But then, how can they get those wickets? Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1040 GMT) for all the action from the second session.

The openers have not exactly raced along but they have been very resilient and watchful. They have let the balls go more often than not while Dominic Sibley has seemed in total control. Zak Crawley had issues with his patience and miscued a couple of shots but other than that, both have been very good.

A boring session. That is for the fans. But as far as England are concerned, they will be very happy. A solid opening stand after electing to bat, unbroken after 2 hours, is more than what they would have hoped for. They would have realistically aimed for not more than two down but this is a bonus.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Landed outside off, solidly defended. LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. A bouncer now, around off, Zak sways away from the line.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Slower ball, outside off, let through.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. A bouncer, on middle, ducked under.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Full and around off, well blocked out.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a length outside off, Crawley comes forward and defends.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Flighted delivery on off, Dominic plays it to covers.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley nudges it towards the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Floated delivery on middle, Sibley blocks it off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Loopy delivery on middle, Sibley looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Flighted delivery on middle, Sibley offers a forward defense on this one.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Tossed up delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. Huge shout for a caught behind! Turned down. A length ball, down the leg side, Crawley looks to tuck but misses. The keeper and slip cordon are confident while the bowler joins in as an afterthought.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Works this down the leg side for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. A short ball now, on middle, Zak ducks.

Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley. On a length outside off, shouldered arms to. That barely bounced.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Full and just outside off, well defended.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. That has turned. Maharaj lands this on a shorter length around off, Sibley looks to defend but the ball spins away past the outside edge.

Keshav Maharaj to Dominic Sibley. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Huge shout for LBW, but turned down. Full and around off, Crawley looked to sweep but missed and was hit on the pads. Maharaj appealed, Faf even thought about the review but in the end, decided against it. Ultra Edge shows a spike when the ball goes past the bat.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. EDGED, FOUR! Pretty deliberate though. A short ball, outside off, Sibley leaps in the air and looks to play the upper cut. The outside edge is taken but it flies over the slips to the third man fence.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. A short ball, down the leg side, Sibley gets across and shoulders arms.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. That must hurt. A length ball outside off, Sibley hops across and looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the groin. Not far from the box.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Around off, pushed straight to cover.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Full and just outside off, watchfully defended.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Comes down the track but Maharaj shortens the length. Defends it watchfully.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. On middle and off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Around off, punched off the back foot.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Ah.... there is a bit of drift. Crawley comes down the track and looks to flick but the drift induces some away movement and takes the leading edge. The ball goes to cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Zak Crawley. Short and around off, Crawley immediately rocks back and pulls but finds short mid-wicket.

Spin for the first time. With around 20 minutes to go for Lunch, Faf du Plessis turns to Keshav Maharaj, hoping he would turn this situation in his favour.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Ripper to end the over! Landed outside off, DS looks to defend and then at the last moment, looks to take his bat away. Almost nicks it behind!

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Full and outside off, Dominic comes forward but keeps his bat hanging in the air, before withdrawing it at the last moment.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. A bouncer now, Sibley sways away.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Full and straight, driven towards mid on.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Around off, blocked from the crease.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Full on middle, driven straight to mid on.

Anrich Nortje is back on. 3-0-14-0 so far for the local boy.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. That is a beauty. Full and outside off, Crawley looks to defend but the ball straightens a touch and beats the outside edge.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Landed outside off, left alone.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. FOUR! A bit streaky. Outside off, on a length, Crawley looks to punch it through the off side but the ball goes off the outside edge. It goes along the ground, through gully and finds the third man fence. 50 up for England.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Landed outside off, Crawley plays inside the line, then decides to let it go.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. On a length on middle, Sibley pushes it to mid on.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. On a good length and outside off, Sibley lets it go.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it through square leg. The batsmen cross ends.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer, Crawley does well to duck under it.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Length delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery outside off, Sibley does not bother to play at that. Third maiden for Philander.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Dominic shoulders arms to this one.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Full delivery on off, Sibley drives it to mid off.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Again outside off, Sibley does not bother to play at that.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Dominic offers no shot to this one.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Sibley looks to defend but misses it.

Vernon Philander is back on. 4-2-5-0 are his figures so far.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on middle, Zak blocks it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a length on leg, Crawley looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the keeper where de Kock does well to stop to his left.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer, Crawley lets it sail through to the keeper.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Length delivery outside off, Zak taps it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley tucks it towards mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. FOUR LEG BYES! Poor delivery from Rabada. On a length on leg, Crawley looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Length delivery outside off, Sibley slaps it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Bowls a bouncer, Sibley does well to duck under it.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. FOUR! Excellent shot. Full delivery on middle, Sibley drives it through mid on for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length and outside off, Sibley does not bother to play at that.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Bowls a bouncer outside off, Crawley lets it sail through to the keeper.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Short delivery on off, Sibley defends it towards the off side and takes a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Again outside off, Zak offers no shot to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Rabada bowls it outside off, Crawley leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. NO BALL! Rabada oversteps! Outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one.

Drinks Break!

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Dominic defends it out.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Dominic blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Bowls a bouncer, Sibley lets it sail through to the keeper.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to this one.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and outside off, Sibley cuts it hard through point for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length and outside off, Sibley leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Zak blocks it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Crawley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the slip region on one bounce.

Every innings in Test cricket is important. But Mark Nicholas on air feels this is the most important one for Zak Crawley. If he gets a big one, he could be in for the future. Nasser Hussain then seconds his opinion, stating that England have been facing opening issues since the retirement of Sir Alastair Cook and with Rory Burns injured, not projected available for quite a long time, Crawley could make that spot his own.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley defends it towards covers.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery outside off, Crawley leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Zak shoulders arms to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on middle, Sibley keeps it out.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Dominic blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on middle, Dominic blocks it off the back foot.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. FOUR! Well played! Short and outside off, Sibley punches it through point for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Dominic Sibley. Nortje bowls it on a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Anrich Nortje is into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length and outside off, Crawley does not bother to play at that.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Zak offers no shot to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley defends it towards the off side. The batsmen cross ends.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Indecision. On a good length and outside off, Sibley looks to play that initially but then decides to leave. The decision is pretty late and the ball takes the bottom edge before bouncing in front of the keeper.

Anrich Nortje is warming up.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. This is on a good length, just outside off, Sibley knows where his off stump is and lets it pass.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Landed outside off, left alone.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Good stop by Malan in the deep. Short delivery on middle, Crawley pulls it through mid-wicket. Malan in the deep does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Zak defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Another rash shot. Fractionally short in length on middle, Crawley looks to pull but mistimes it towards mid on. Philander comes running in for the catch but ends up picking the ball on one bounce.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length and outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Crawley leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Short delivery on off, Dominic stands tall and defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley blocks it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Sibley offers no shot to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. TOP EDGE BUT SAFE! First real chance in the game. Is Crawley running out of patience? Short of a length delivery, Crawley looks to pull but he is cramped for room as the ball skids through and takes the top edge. It goes just over mid on where Anrich Nortje runs backwards and tries to get to the ball but cannot get there. The batsmen take a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Crawley leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. On a good length and outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one.

Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley. WIDE! Rabada bowls it wide and outside off, Crawley does not bother to play at that.

First bowling change of the morning. Kagiso Rabada into the attack.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery outside off, Sibley leaves it alone.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. WIDE! Bowls a bouncer, Sibley does well to duck under it.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a length on off, Sibley pushes it towards point.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Crawley taps it towards point for a single.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it towards mid on.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a length on off, Sibley plays it towards point for a single.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length and outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to this one.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On off, Crawley blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Zak defends it out.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery outside off, Crawley does not bother to play at that.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a good length on middle, Crawley defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Crawley offers no shot to this one.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on off, Crawley defends it off the front foot.

By the way, the keeper is upto the stumps for Philander.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length and outside off, Sibley lets it go.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Length delivery on off, Sibley taps it through point. The batsmen get two runs.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Sibley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes on the bounce towards the slip region.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Crawley comes down the track and defends it.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a length on off, Crawley plays it towards the off side.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on middle, Zak keeps it out.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it towards mid off.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley defends it off the front foot.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and outside off, Crawley cuts it hard through point for a boundary. The first one of the game, off the bat.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. FOUR LEG BYES! On a length on leg, Sibley looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Sibley leaves it alone.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Sibley blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley blocks it well. Maiden from Philander.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Full delivery on middle, Zak defends it to mid-wicket.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley comes down the track and defends it out.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Good length delivery on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. BEATEN! On a good length and just outside off, Crawley looks to defend but misses it.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery on middle, Sibley blocks it off the back foot.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. On a good length on off, Dominic defends it off the front foot.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. BEATEN! Good length delivery just outside off, Sibley looks to defend but misses it.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Good length delivery outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to this one.

Dane Paterson to Dominic Sibley. Outside off, Sibley offers no shot to this one.

Dane Paterson to Zak Crawley. On a good length on off, Crawley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards point. The batsmen cross ends.

Interesting. It is not Kagiso Rabada. DANE PATERSON has been given the ball.

Vernon Philander to Dominic Sibley. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. England are away. A length ball, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Outside off, left alone.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. Full and outside off, ZC pushes at it but the ball takes the outside edge. Does not carry to second slip.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. A length ball outside off, coming in a long way, Zak looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.

Vernon Philander to Zak Crawley. A length ball outside off, pushed towards cover.

The players take their position on the field. Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley walk out to open for the English. It will be Vernon Philander to start off proceedings to Zak Crawley. Here we go...

Home skipper, Faf du Plessis, smiles on being informed that this is the 6th toss in a row that he has lost. But is happy that he does not have to make any decision as due to the wind coming in on the second day, batting sometimes gets easier on Day 2. So, he was in two minds whether to bat first or bowl first on this deck. On the team change, du Plessis says that it was a difficult decision to make and they have decided to hand DANE PATERSON a debut, who is a skiddy bowler. Admits that there are a lot of noises around and wants his team and his own self to shut those noises and concentrate harder.

England captain, Joe Root, says that it looks a good surface but seems dry underneath and could deteriorate as the match goes on. Informs that Mark Wood comes in for James Anderson who has gone back home. Is happy that his young unit delivered in the second Test and is looking forward to build on the momentum. On Archer and Wood, Joe says that Archer pulled up sore this morning and praises Wood for getting himself fit. Is excited with the prospect of having both in the same XI, sometime in the near future.

SOUTH AFRICA (PLAYING XI) - Pieter Malan, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Dane Peterson (DEBUT) (In place of Dwaine Pretorius), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.

ENGLAND (PLAYING XI) - Zak Crawley, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (C), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (WK), Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood (In place of James Anderson).

TOSS - Joe Root calls correctly. ENGLAND WILL BAT FIRST IN THEIR 500TH OVERSEAS TEST. Not surprising, because it is all about battling out the first couple of hours. Batting last generally ain't easy here.

The series stands 1-1 but England surprisingly won the second Test, in spite of being a bowler down and two key players ruled out before that game. Half the squad has been fighting with stomach bugs and hopefully, they are fine now.

Woohoo! A Test match! Just sends the shivers down our spine - not in fear but in excitement and expectation. The red cherry. White clothing. Seam movement. Swing. Competition between bat and ball. Aha... and two teams equal in strength and weakness competing. Hello and a warm welcome to the third Test between South Africa and England in Port Elizabeth.

We are back again. The players are out in the middle. South Africa will begin their second innings. Dean Elgar and Pieter Malan will open the batting for the hosts. Stuart Broad will start the proceedings.

So, what will happen in South Africa's 2nd innings? Will England roll the hosts over just like they have in this match so far or will the Proteas show the stomach for a fight? Another thing to consider will be the weather as showers are predicted later on. Stay tuned for all the action!

The bowling has been awesome by England. The star of the show was Dominic Bess as he took a 5-fer. Stuart Broad also bowled well to wrap up the tail early on Day 4 while Sam Curran and Ben Stokes got a wicket each.

The South Africans did manage to get a 50-run opening stand but right after Pieter Malan lost his wicket, it all went downhill for them. Hamza followed him soon after and Nortje came out as nightwatchman on Day 2. He played more than 130 balls but scored just 18 runs, although doing his job. There was just another 50-run stand which came between Philander and Quinton de Kock. England wrapped up things quickly on Day 4 as they took the wickets of Philander, Quinton de Kock, Rabada and Maharaj inside 5 overs. However, South Africa can count themselves very lucky as Ben Stokes put down catches of de Kock and the whole of 2nd session on Day 3 was also washed out. Had it not been for that, the hosts could have been in a much worse position.

28 balls is all England needed to dismiss the South African tailenders. Vernon Philander and Quinton de Kock did provide some resistance on Day 3 but England have come out all guns blazing on Day 4.

Stuart Broad to Kagiso Rabada. OUT! CAUGHT! That is the end of the South African innings. We can also confirm that England have enforced the follow-on as they go for the kill! Length ball just outside off by Broad, Rabada looks to punch but does so uppishly and the ball goes straight to Mark Wood at mid off who takes an easy catch. The England players walk off in a hurry and will be looking to continue this momentum in South Africa's 2nd innings.

Stuart Broad to Kagiso Rabada. This is good bowling from Broad. On a good length and outside off, Rabada looks to defend but misses it.

Stuart Broad to Kagiso Rabada. Play and a miss! Good length delivery outside off, Rabada looks to drive but misses it.

Stuart Broad to Kagiso Rabada. BEATEN! On a good length and just outside off, Rabada looks to defend but misses it.

Sam Curran to Dane Paterson. Play and a miss! Good length delivery outside off, Paterson looks to guide but misses it.

Sam Curran to Dane Paterson. BEATEN AGAIN! On a good length and outside off, Dane looks to drive but misses it.

Sam Curran to Dane Paterson. BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Paterson looks to go big but misses it.

Sam Curran to Kagiso Rabada. On a length on middle, Rabada flicks it through square leg for a single.

Sam Curran to Kagiso Rabada. On a good length on off, Rabada blocks it off the back foot.

Sam Curran to Kagiso Rabada. Curran bowls it down the leg side, Rabada looks to flick but misses it.

Stuart Broad to Dane Paterson. On a good length on middle, Dane keeps it out.

Stuart Broad to Dane Paterson. Good length delivery on off, Paterson blocks it off the front foot.

Stuart Broad to Dane Paterson. On a good length on middle, Paterson looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Debutant, Dane Paterson is the new man in.

Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj. OUT! TIMBER! Broad gets his second. Short delivery on middle, Maharaj looks to pull but gets an inside edge and gets bowled. England are just one wicket away from wrapping up the innings. The leg stump has gone for a toss.

Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj. On a good length on off, Maharaj defends it towards point.

Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj. Good length delivery on off, Maharaj defends it off the front foot.

Sam Curran to Kagiso Rabada. On a good length on off, Rabada defends it off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada is the next batsman in.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. OUT! TIMBER! Quinton de Kock departs after a fighting innings. On a good length on middle, de Kock looks to defend but the ball nips just back in and de Kock misses the line of the delivery and gets bowled. It goes right through the gate and knocks off the middle pole. This is superb bowling from Curran. England get two wickets in two overs and are looking to wrap things up quickly now.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. On a good length on off, de Kock looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Good length delivery on off, de Kock defends it off the back foot.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Outside off, Quinton does not bother to play at that.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. On a good length and outside off, de Kock offers no shot to this one.

Keshav Maharaj is the new batsman in. Sam Curran to bowl from the other end.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. OUT! TIMBER! Broad gets his first wicket in the innings. On a good length just outside off, the ball nips back in. Philander looks to drive through the off side but the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad and that has shattered the stumps behind. It hits the off stump. Excellent start to the day for England.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it to covers.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. Outside off, Philander offers no shot to this one.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it towards mid off.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. On a good length and outside off, Philander shoulders arms to this one.

Stuart Broad to Vernon Philander. Broad starts with a yorker on off, Philander does well to dig it out.

We are all set to begin Day 4. The England players are out in the middle. Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander will resume their innings for the hosts. Stuart Broad will start the proceedings for Day 4.

A warm welcome to Day 4 of the third Test between South Africa and England in Port Elizabeth. The hosts would look to grind out session by session and they would want Quinton de Kock to stay till the end of the innings. Philander has given him good support till now. On the other hand, England would look to pick the remaining four wickets quickly and enforce the follow-on on the hosts. Stay tuned.

... Day 4, Session 1 ...

So, what to expect on Day 4? England would be hoping to take the remaining wickets as quickly as possible while the hosts would be looking upon Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander to first go past the follow-on requirement and then get as close as possible to England's total. There is some rain forecast for Sunday as well. Let's hope that it stays away. Join us on Sunday, the 19th of January for Day 4 of this Test match. Until then, take care.

Earlier in the day, England were all over the Proteas as they took 3 quick wickets with Dominic Bess dominating with a 5-fer. They were right on top and then the rain-break came. It came and took over three hours for the play to resume. That probably helped South Africa as they made a comeback to give themselves a strong chance of saving this game. The visitors would not be happy with their fielding as well as they dropped many catches in the field and that too of Quinton de Kock. He can make them pay and boy, England would hope that he doesn't.

A rain-affected day. Who won this day? England certainly are ahead but South Africa will be happier after their performance post the rain break. Before all the rain, the hosts were looking down the barrel with 5 wickets down and only Quinton de Kock was remaining as the recognized batsman. He along with Nortje kept England at bay before Nortje fell after playing a stubborn innings. Vernon Philander joined de Kock and played out the remaining overs safely to make it the hosts' session.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Outside off, de Kock offers no shot to this one. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 3!

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

The second new ball has been taken. Just three balls remaining in the day.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flatter one on middle, Vernon works it to the leg side.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on middle, Philander works it down to long on.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flatter one on middle, Philander keeps it out.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery down the leg side, de Kock lets it go.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. DROPPED! Stokes drops third catch of Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock looks to cut but it turns and he gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Ben Stokes tries to take the catch but spills it again.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on middle, de Kock keeps it out.

Joe Denly to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, Denly defends it off the back foot.

Denly is back on. 3-0-10-0 are his figures so far.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. No run.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on off, Philander blocks it well.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated delivery on middle, Vernon defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on off, Philander keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on middle, Philander defends it off the back foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock plays it to point.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full on middle, de Kock drives it towards mid on.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, Quinton punches it towards point.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Philander flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on off, Quinton drives it through covers. The batsmen get a run.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, de Kock flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it back towards the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Outside off, de Kock offers no shot to this one.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, de Kock defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on middle, Philander keeps it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on off, de Kock drives it through covers for a single. 50-run stand is up between Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Floated delivery on middle, Philander flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on middle, Philander drives it back towards the bowler.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock punches it through covers for a single.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it to mid on.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on middle, Quinton flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, Quinton defends it off the front foot.

UNDER-19 WORLD CUP UPDATE - Plenty of matches today, aye? 4 of them, to be precise. Let us go by the order in which they were completed, shall we? Or shall we look at the big upset? I guess let the surprise come later. First, New Zealand vs Japan in Potchefstroom. The Kiwis were 195/2 in the 29th over but rain played spoilsport, causing the teams to share points. Will the land of the rising sun mind? Don't think so. In Bloemfontein, in a fairly projected balanced contest, UAE trounced Canada by 8 wickets, chasing 232. Boy, that is a statement. Total imbalance. In Potchefstroom, this one at Senwes Park, Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in a rain-affected match. They were 53/1 in 3 overs, to boast. Chased down 130 in 11.2 overs. Bigger statement? No. Perhaps the biggest of all statements is coming now. Last year finalists, Australia, have been defeated by the 2016 champions West Indies! That was a real thriller, with Australia first losing their way from 158/4 to 179 all out. The Windies were 92/5 in reply, in disarray but then a certain Nyeem Young took his team to victory, as the Caribbeans won by 3 wickets and 3 overs to spare! That is all from Day 2 of the mega event for the colts. Hopefully we get more exciting contests.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it back towards the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock defends it out.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Vernon looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on middle, Philander flicks it to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on middle, Philander drives it towards mid on.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on off, Philander blocks it off the front foot.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Philander flicks it towards the leg side.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated on middle, Philander works it to the leg side for a single.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Loopy on middle, Philander blocks it out.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated on middle, flicked to square leg.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. On middle, Philander defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated on off, Philander defends it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, Quinton plays it towards covers.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, de Kock blocks it off the front foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. DROPPED! Ben Stokes drops another catch. Loopy delivery on off, de Kock looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Ben Stokes tries to take the catch but spills it. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, de Kock defends it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, de Kock punches it to covers.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. BEATEN! Tossed up delivery outside off, de Kock looks to defend but misses it.

Joe Root is back on. The umpire, Stuart Broad and Root are having a chat. Probably the umpires feel that the light is not good enough for a pacer to continue.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated delivery on middle, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Philander flicks it to mid-wicket.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it towards mid off.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on middle, Philander defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on off, Vernon keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on middle, Philander flicks it towards the leg side.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. On off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. Good length delivery on middle, Quinton blocks it well.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. On a good length on off, de Kock looks to defend but gets hit on the glove.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Classic shot. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it through mid on for a boundary.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. On a good length on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

Stuart Broad to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it towards mid on.

The light meter is out to check for bad light. They are continuing for the time being. Stuart Broad is back on. 10-4-26-0, his figures so far.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on off, Philander keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Full delivery on middle, Philander drives it back towards the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Floated delivery on middle, Philander flicks it towards the leg side.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on off, Philander defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Flighted delivery on middle, Philander blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Vernon Philander. Tossed up delivery on off, Philander keeps it out.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! 50 for Quinton de Kock. It is his 20th Test fifty. Full delivery on off, de Kock drives it through covers for a boundary. It has been a terrific innings from him till now.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. On a length on middle, Philander flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on leg, Philander pulls it towards fine leg where Dominic Bess tries to stop it but misfields and concedes a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Outside off, Philander offers no shot to this one.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Bowls a bouncer, Philander does well to duck under it.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. On a good length on off, Philander defends it back towards the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, Quinton blocks it well.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it towards mid on.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, de Kock blocks it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on middle, de Kock defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Welcome back into the attack, Mr. Bess. Short and outside off, de Kock makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Dominic Bess is back on. 23-9-43-5 are his figures so far.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Good length delivery on off, Philander blocks it off the front foot.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Length delivery on middle, de Kock flicks it through square leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. On a length on off, de Kock plays it to covers.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on off, de Kock looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes to mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Length delivery on middle, Quinton flicks it to mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. On a length on off, de Kock taps it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. On middle, Philander looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Brilliant shot. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it through wide mid off for a boundary.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Floated delivery on middle, Philander defends it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, Quinton drives it through point for a single.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. Loopy delivery on off, Philander plays it towards covers for a run.

Joe Root to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Terrific shot. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it towards covers where Broad tries to stop it with a dive but it goes beneath him for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Poor delivery from Stokes. Length delivery on the pads. Easy pickings for de Kock. He just flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. On a good length on off, de Kock defends it off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Length delivery on off, Philander punches it towards point for a single.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Another boundary for Philander. Full delivery on off, Philander drives it through covers for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Pulled away with disdain. Short delivery on middle, Philander pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Outside off, Philander offers no shot to this one.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, Quinton drives it towards mid on.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, de Kock looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the first slip on bounce.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, de Kock plays it towards point.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, Quinton blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on middle, Quinton keeps it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Short delivery on off, Philander stands tall and defends it off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to Vernon Philander. Good length delivery on off, Philander blocks it off the back foot.

Vernon Philander is the new man in.

Ben Stokes to Anrich Nortje. OUT! CAUGHT! Nortje departs. Nortje goes after playing a stubborn innings. Who would say that he is a nightwatchman? On a good length on off, Nortje looks to push but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Joe Root takes a good low catch to his right. Stokes is delighted and why wouldn't he be? He is having an excellent game so far.

Ben Stokes to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a yorker on off, Anrich does well to dig it out.

Ben Stokes to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bouncer, Nortje does well to duck under it.

Ben Stokes to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on off, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Drinks Break! The hosts have done well in this hour and have not lost any wickets. On the other hand, England are in search of wickets and will look to keep it more tight.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, Quinton keeps it out.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, Quinton drives it back towards the bowler.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. BEATEN! Flighted delivery just outside off, de Kock looks to defend but misses it.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, Quinton blocks it well.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on middle, Quinton looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock pushes it to point.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball outside off, de Kock guides it down to third man for a single.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Fuller one outside off, de Kock lets it go to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Fullish on middle, Qdk flicks it to mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Fullish on middle, Qdk pushes it down to mid on.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball on off, de Kock blocks it out to the off side.

Ben Stokes to Quinton de Kock. Fullish ball on off, Quinton pushes it to cover.

Ben Stokes is into the attack.

Joe Root to Anrich Nortje. On middle, Anrich blocks it well.

Joe Root to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on off, Anrich defends it out.

Joe Root to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on middle, Nortje blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock plays it towards covers for a single.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, Quinton blocks it off the front foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock keeps it out.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on off, Anrich defends it off the back foot.

Before Sam Curran delivers the ball, Nortje is not ready to face it.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Outside off, Nortje shoulders arms to this one.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bumper, Nortje does well to duck under it.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on middle, Anrich blocks it off the back foot.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery on off, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bouncer, Nortje does well to duck under it.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on middle, de Kock pushes it back to the bowler.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Short delivery outside off, de Kock rocks on his back foot and punches it through point for a couple.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, de Kock prods forward and defends it to cover.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flatter one on middle, de Kock defends it out off the back foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flatter delivery on the pads, de Kock looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Very full delivery on middle, Nortje digs it out to the cover fielder.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Length ball on off, Nortje defends it out to the point fielder.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Fuller one on off, Nortje looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and hits the pads.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Fullish delivery on off, Nortje defends it to cover.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Short delivery outside off, de Kock slashes it towards backward point for a single. 150 up for the hosts.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on off, de Kock pushes it to point.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. DROPPED! Ben Stokes spills it. Floated delivery on off, de Kock looks to guide but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Ben Stokes tries to take the catch but drops it. It goes past him towards third man for a single.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Nicely played! Full delivery on off, de Kock drives it through covers for a boundary.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, Quinton plays it to point.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. BEATEN! Flighted delivery just outside off, de Kock looks to cut but misses it.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on off, de Kock pushes it towards silly point.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Full delivery on off, Nortje pushes it to mid off.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Back of a length ball on off, Nortje rocks on his back foot and then punches it through covers for a couple.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Good length ball on the pads, Nortje tucks it to short leg.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. On a length on off, Nortje lunges and defends it to point.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. BOUNCER! It is bowled around middle, Nortje sways away from it.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Fullish delivery on middle, Nortje works it to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on off, de Kock plays it back to the bowler.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. On off, defended off the front foot.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Flatter one on off, de Kock pushes it to point.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Floated one on middle, Quinton lunges and defends it out to cover.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on middle, Quinton works it to the leg side.

Joe Root to Quinton de Kock. Root starts with a full one on the pads, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket.

Joe Root is into the attack.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. On a length on off, Anrich gets on his back foot and defends it towards mid off.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Short of a length ball outside off, Nortje sways away from it.

Sam Curran to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery outside off, Nortje lets it go to the keeper.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Short of a length ball on off, de Kock taps it to the third man region for a single.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball on the pads, de Kock looks to flick but it takes the leading edge and goes towards mid off.

Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock. EDGY! Curran starts with a full delivery on off, de Kock looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and goes towards third man. Before the fielder can come across and clean it up. The batters take two.

Sam Curran to bowl. 5-0-25-0 are his figures so far.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated on middle, solidly blocked by Nortje.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Looped up on off, Nortje defends it to the point region.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Full delivery on middle, Nortje pushes it back to Bess.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Looped up ball on middle, Nortje defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated on middle, Nortje pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, de Kock flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Shortish in length on middle, de Kock pulls it to deep square leg to keep strike for the next over.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Short delivery on off, pushed to point off the back foot.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball on off, de Kock looks to defend but it takes the inside half of his bat and onto the pads. No run.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Poor delivery from Wood! Cannot bowl there. Fullish delivery on the pads, de Kock just flicks it away to the fine leg region to pick up another boundary.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. WIDE! Short delivery around middle, de Kock looks to play at it first but then decides to leave it alone. Wide given.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Very full delivery on the middle stump line, de Kock digs it out to the bowler.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Best shot from Quinton de Kock so far. Full delivery on the pads, de Kock flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Looped up ball on middle, Nortje works it to short leg.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Short of a length on middle, Nortje goes on his back foot and defends it.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Looped up ball on middle, Nortje once again solidly blocks it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Nortje defends it out to short leg.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Nicely bowled! Floated one on middle, Quinton lunges to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes towards short third man. The batters cross for a single.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flat delivery outside off, de Kock pushes it to cover.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Whipped nicely! Full delivery on the pads, de Kock whips it through mid-wicket. The outfield is slow, thus the ball slows down before it reaches the fence. The fielder from mid on comes across and cleans it up. Three taken.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Thrashed! Short delivery outside off, de Kock stands tall and then hammers it through the cover region for a boundary.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Short delivery outside off, de Kock punches it off the back foot to the cover fielder.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Glorious shot! Full delivery on middle and leg, de Kock lunges and drives it through the mid on region for a boundary.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Short of a length ball on middle, de Kock pulls it to short leg. It hits the fielder and then rolls to mid-wicket.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length ball on middle, de Kock works it to mid-wicket.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Bess comes around the wicket and bowls a floated ball on middle, Nortje blocks it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On off, Nortje blocks it solidly.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on middle, defended back to the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flatter one on middle, Nortje defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated one on middle, Nortje goes on his front foot and defends it to short leg.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated one on the pads, Nortje pads this one away.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball on middle, de Kock defends it uppishly but it lands in front of the mid-wicket fielder who collects it diving to his right.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Wood bends his back and digs in a short ball on middle, de Kock stands tall and defends it to the leg side.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Fullish delivery down the leg side, de Kock looks to flick but misses.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Short ball around middle and leg, Nortje tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bouncer, Nortje sways away from it.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Length delivery on off, Nortje taps it to point.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated on middle, de Kock defends it out back to the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Short delivery outside off, de Kock pushes it to the point fielder.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock pushes it down to long on.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery outside off, Quinton pushes it to the cover fielder.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated one on off, de Kock guides it to short third man.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flatter one outside off, de Kock lets it go to the keeper.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Short ball outside off, de Kock punches the ball off the back foot to the cover region for a single.

Mark Wood to Quinton de Kock. Fullish delivery down the leg side, de Kock looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. DROPPED! Ollie Pope drops a very tough chance. Good length ball on middle, Nortje works it to short leg. It goes quickly to Pope who just about manages to get his right hand to it. The ball rolls to square leg for a single. Wood is definitely troubling Nortje out there. Can he pick his wicket soon?

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Length ball on middle, Anrich is solid in defense.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Another short one around middle, Nortje rocks on his back foot and defends it out.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Back of a length ball on middle, Nortje hops and defends it back to the bowler.

Mark Wood will bowl from the other end. 7-4-7-0 are his figures so far.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. On middle, Quinton defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock plays it to covers.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Loopy delivery on middle, de Kock blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

We are all set for the action to resume. Out come the English players followed by the two South African batsmen, Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje. Dominic Bess will finish his over. The floodlights are on, indicating that the light is not that great.

UPDATE (1525 Local) - Great news folks! The players are warming up and we are probably starting soon if there is no more rain. 38.4 more overs to be bowled in the day. Play can go on till 1800 Local which can be extended till 1830 Local.

UPDATE (1510 local) - Hurray!! We are in with a good news now. The covers are coming off now and the ground has been inspected. We have got a start time as well. The play will resume at 1526 local. Let's hope that the rain does not intervene again and we get the full remaining play. The play can go till 1830 Local. 39.4 overs still left in the day.

UPDATE (1500 local) - Well, the covers were off again. The umpires were inspecting the situation on the ground and we were probably looking at a resumption soon. But well, rain once again returns and on come the covers again.

UPDATE (1441 local) - Well, it is the same, the rain is coming down, the covers are on. Chances of play today look bleak. Let us continue to keep our fingers crossed though.

UPDATE 1357 local (1157 GMT) - The good news did not stay for long with us! The covers did come off for a while, the rain did stop for a while but it has returned now. All we can do now is keep our fingers crossed and hope it goes away soon.

UPDATE 1339 Local (1139 GMT) - Good news, good news, good news! The covers are coming off and it is a very slight drizzle at the moment. The umpires are also out in the middle.

UPDATE 1300 local (1100 GMT) - We do not have anything positive to update at this moment. It is still raining and we are surely in for a longer delay.

Well, the wait continues folks! It is raining heavily at the moment so we won't be getting underway anytime soon. Will keep you updated.

... Day 3, Session 2 ...

An excellent session for England! They have strengthened their control over this game even more. Three huge wickets, Faf du Plessis, Elgar and Van der Dussen, all three are capable of playing long innings and the visitors have got rid of them all. Bess, like last night, is once again the one creating problems. He has a fifer to his name, could have had Nortje too who is frustrating the visitors but Root did not hang onto one. England will be desperately hoping for the rain to pass by and get back on to take the remaining wickets. South Africa, would have started their rain dance so that it just keeps pouring. Not sure when we would resume though, everything depends on when the rain stops.

Okay, now the rain gets heavier and the umpire calls for the covers. The players are off and the covers are being dragged on the pitch by the groundsmen. Also, LUNCH HAS BEEN TAKEN!

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Tossed up delivery on middle, Quinton drives it towards mid on.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Floated delivery on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

Now, the lightmeter is on. The umpire checks the readings and signals that we are good to continue.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on middle, Nortje pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Outside off, Nortje offers no shot to this one.

It has started to drizzle now, the groundstaff have started to make their way towards the sidelines. We are okay to continue for the moment though.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on off, Anrich punches it towards point.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Full delivery on off, Nortje drives it towards mid off.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on middle, Nortje blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Flighted delivery on off, Nortje plays it to point.

The floodlights are getting active now.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Flighted delivery on middle, Quinton blocks it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. Full delivery on middle, de Kock drives it back towards the bowler.

Dominic Bess to Quinton de Kock. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Quinton de Kock is the new man in.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. OUT! Dragged on! Fifer for Bess and England are all over South Africa. First for him in Tests. DB pitches it outside off and it turns in sharpy. Van der Dussen is cramped for room as he looks to cut it. It is against the spin so it is a risky shot and he pays the price. The ball takes the bottom edge of the willow and disturbs the stumps. It looked like van der Dussen was all set for a big knock but he departs.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Dropped! A tough chance though. A flighted ball on off, van der Dussen looks to work it on the leg side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to the right of Pope. He can only get his fingertips to it.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on off, Anrich keeps it out.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. FOUR! First boundary for Anrich. Short and outside off, Nortje cuts it through point for a boundary.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Anrich looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on middle, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Flighted delivery on off, Nortje plays it towards point.

Joe Denly to Rassie van der Dussen. Tossed up delivery on off, van der Dussen plays it towards covers for a single.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Flighted delivery on middle, Rassie flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. FOUR! Hammered! Tossed up delivery on middle, van der Dussen comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. A couple now! Shortish ball around off, van der Dussen rides the bounce and punches it off the back foot. The ball goes through covers and before the fielder can get to the ball, the batters run a brace.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. On middle, slower through the air from Bess, van der Dussen looks to launch it over mid-wicket once again but this time he does not make the connection and is hit on the body.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. FOUR! Van der Dussen gives Bess charge and slams it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Bess floats it on middle, Rassie skips down the track and slams it to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Outside off, Anrich does not bother to play at that.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on off, Nortje punches it towards point.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Short delivery on off, Nortje cuts it to point.

Joe Denly to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on middle, Anrich blocks it off the back foot.

Joe Denly to Rassie van der Dussen. Flighted delivery on off, Rassie plays it towards point for a run.

Joe Denly to Rassie van der Dussen. Tossed up delivery on off, van der Dussen punches it towards the off side.

Joe Denly comes to bowl for the first time in this innings.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Anrich keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on off, Anrich defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Full delivery on middle, Nortje drives it towards mid on.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flighted delivery on off, Anrich keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. FOUR BYES! Tossed up delivery down the leg side, Nortje looks to flick but misses it. It goes past the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. On a length on middle, Nortje flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get three runs.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bouncer, Nortje does well to duck under it.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery on middle, Nortje keeps it out.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Length delivery on off, van der Dussen taps it towards point for a run.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Full delivery on off, Rassie looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It lands safely towards covers.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. On a good length on off, van der Dussen defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On middle again, Nortje works it to mid-wicket again.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On middle, worked to mid-wicket.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. EDGED AND DROPPED! Root was just not ready for that catch. Stokes probably would have gulped that. Big miss, not sure why Ben is not in the slip cordon and at leg gully. It is the straighter one from Bess. Nortje goes back and looks to defend but does so inside the line. He may have been looking to play for the turn. The ball goes straight on, it goes off the outside edge and straight towards slip. Root is quite laid-back in that position, he fails to react in time, it hits his hands and then pops out. Bess has to wait for his fifer.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on off, Anrich blocks it well.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on middle, Nortje defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Floated delivery on middle, van der Dussen flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. An edge now! A length ball around off, Nortje looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge, goes towards backward point where the fielder makes a diving stop towards his left.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Another superb bouncer! This time it is on the body, Nortje is fending it away with both his feet in the air. The ball lobs towards short leg but the fielder cannot get anywhere near the catch.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. A bouncer now! It is just outside off, Nortje does well to sway away from it.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. On the stumps line this time, Nortje is solid in his defense once again.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Around off on a good length, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Good length ball outside off, Nortje lets it be.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Floated delivery on middle, Rassie defends it towards mid-wicket.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Loopy delivery on middle, Rassie defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. FOUR! Nice shot. Loopy delivery on middle, van der Dussen comes down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Anrich flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on off, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flighted delivery on middle, Nortje looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes past short leg towards the leg side.

Drinks Break! A perfect hour for England. They have got two big wickets and have not allowed the South African batters to settle. Dominic Bess has got rid of Elgar and du Plessis and is looking threatening to knock down a few more wickets. South Africa's nightwatchman is fighting it out and has van der Dussen for the company. Let's see how long he can resist out in the middle. Can Bess pick a fifer, his first in Tests in this session itself? Interesting hour awaits.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. A shortish length ball outside off, van der Dussen goes on the back foot and taps it towards covers.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Just short! A leg cutter from Broad, it lands around off and middle, van der Dussen pushes it back to the bowler. The ball goes uppishly towards Broad who gets down for the catch but it bounces just in front of him.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Good length delivery on middle, Rassie blocks it off the front foot.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. On a good length and outside off, van der Dussen leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Full delivery on off, Rassie drives it towards mid off.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Outside off, van der Dussen offers no shot to this one.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On middle, Nortje blocks it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on off, Nortje punches it to point.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on leg, Nortje looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Nortje blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Tossed up delivery on off, Nortje defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Rassie van der Dussen. Flighted delivery on middle, van der Dussen flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Outside off, Anrich does not bother to play at that.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery on off, Nortje defends it out.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Almost! How close was that from the top of off? A length ball angled into the batter. It pitches outside off and then comes back in sharply. Nortje does not think it will come in so much and he lets it go. But it jags back in a lot and goes just over the top of off.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on middle, Anrich keeps it out.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery on off, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje. On a good length and outside off, Nortje shoulders arms to this one.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. A quick run! On middle, Nortje works it with the turn towards mid-wicket, he calls for one and they complete it.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. A little too straight, this is worked towards short leg.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On the pads, this is worked on the leg side for no runs.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On middle, Nortje works it with the turn towards short leg.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Gives it air and lands it outside off, Nortje blocks it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Sharp turn! It lands outside off and then spins back in. Nortje does well to go back and work it towards short fine leg.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Another one on the off pole, it is defended onto the ground.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Angled into the pads, kept out.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Another delivery on a shorter length. Van der Dussen stays back and defends it onto the ground.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Back of a length and on off, defended.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. On middle, it is kept out.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Nicely played in the end! It is on a length around off, there is extra bounce and it also moves away. The batter, takes one hand off the handle to negotiate the bounce and he opens the face to play with the movement and guides it through backward point for two.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flatter and just outside off, Nortje blocks it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Loopy ball around off, it is defended.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Full and on off again, it is easily defended.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Around middle on a fuller length, Nortje blunts it onto the pitch on the leg side.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flatter and around off and then skids off the surface. Nortje does well to keep it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floats it on middle, Nortje comes forward and defends it towards short leg.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. On a good length on off, Rassie defends it off the front foot.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Outside off, van der Dussen leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Good length delivery on off, Rassie blocks it off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Full delivery on off, van der Dussen drives it uppishly through covers. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. Length delivery on off, Rassie defends it towards point.

Stuart Broad to Rassie van der Dussen. On a good length on off, van der Dussen defends it off the front foot.

First change of the morning. Stuart Broad comes into the attack now. 4-1-18-0 from him so far.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Bess bowls it down the leg side, Nortje lets it go.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. On off, Nortje defends it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Floated delivery on middle, Nortje keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Loopy delivery on off, Anrich blocks it off the back foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. Flighted delivery on middle, Nortje defends it off the front foot.

Dominic Bess to Anrich Nortje. That kept low! Tossed up delivery down the leg side, Nortje looks to flick but misses it.

Mark Wood to Rassie van der Dussen. Good length ball around off, van der Dussen keeps it out off the front foot.

Mark Wood to Rassie van der Dussen. Good length delivery on off, van der Dussen defends it off the back foot.

Mark Wood to Rassie van der Dussen. Outside off, Rassie shoulders arms to this one.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Length delivery on leg, Nortje flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on middle, Anrich blocks it off the back foot.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Short delivery on leg, Nortje fends it uppishly towards short leg where it falls short of the fielder.

Rassie van der Dussen is the next batsman in.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. OUT! Caught! The skipper is out of here and it is once again the Bess and Pope combination. No. 4 is down and all of them has fallen to Bess. Du Plessis was attacking him in this over, seeing that Bess drags his length slightly behind. Du Plessis once again comes out of his crease and looks to defend. However, the ball takes an inside edge, hits the pads and goes to Pope at silly point once again. It goes straight to him and he is not going to miss out on such an easy chance. Umpire there seem to be not lifting his finger but du Plessis knew that there was bat so he started walking himself. Brilliant, brilliant bowling from Bess and England are on top of this game.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. On off, Du plessis keeps it out.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Make that two in a row! Positive from the skipper! Another fuller ball around off, du Plessis once again dances down the track and slams it through mid off for another boundary.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! The skipper is off the mark and in style! A flighted fuller ball around off, du Plessis comes down the track and strokes it through mid off for a boundary.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. Full and on the stumps, it is defended.

Dominic Bess to Faf du Plessis. Flighted fuller ball on off, du Plessis keeps it out coming forward.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Bowls a bouncer, Nortje does well to duck under it.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Full delivery on off, Nortje drives it back towards the bowler.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on off, Anrich keeps it out.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Short delivery on middle, Nortje stands tall and defends it off the back foot.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. Good length delivery on middle, Nortje flicks it towards short leg where the fielder does well to stop it.

Mark Wood to Anrich Nortje. On a good length on off, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper, is the new batsman in.

Dominic Bess to Dean Elgar. OUT! Caught! Sharp catch from Ollie Pope. A massive wicket for England early in the day. Bess bowls it around off and middle, Elgar comes forward to defend but the ball takes the inside edge and hits the pad. It lobs towards Pope at silly point. He dives forward and grabs the ball inches above the turf. The South Africans appeal and the umpire agrees. Very, very sharp grab from Pope. Elgar is one of those batters who can dig in deep but he has been removed. One can say that this wicket belongs to the fielder there than the bowler.