England begin day three of the first Test on 88-1 in reply to South Africa's 418 but lose skipper Andrew Strauss in the sixth over with only 15 runs added to a delivery that barely bounces on the uneven pitch
Makhaya Ntini, celebrating his 100th Test match and earning the congratulations of former president Nelson Mandela, takes the wicket to the delight of fans promised a free beer by one of the sponsors if Ntini struck
Jonathan Trott finds runs hard to come by and in trying to force the pace is bowled by the slow left-armer Paul Harris, with England still 299 behind
Even premier batsman Kevin Pietersen finds the going difficult, with only the occasional opportunity to play his more flamboyant strokes, but he gets England to lunch on 143-3
But Pietersen's innings, which features one sweetly struck six, comes to an end on 40 when he edges Morne Morkel onto his stumps
Ian Bell makes just five when he leaves a straight delivery from Paul Harris and is clean-bowled in embarrassing fashion to leave England in big trouble on 189-5
Harris has England under his spell and adds Matt Prior to his haul when the wicketkeeper holes out to Friedel de Wet on the boundary
England need all the resilience and determination that Paul Collingwood can muster if they are to get anywhere near South Africa's score, but Harris induces an edge and he goes for fifty, with the tourists on 221-7
Stuart Broad shows his displeasure after being given out following a controversial referral. He seems to feel South Africa only decided to refer the not out lbw decision following prompting from the dressing room
But Graeme Swann remains and is joined by a rejuvenated James Anderson, who displays his recent improvement with the bat with some aggressive strokes on his way to 29, his second highest Test score
And Anderson watches from the other end as Swann flays the South African attack to all parts with some clinical strokes, including a remarkable switch hit, as part of a 106-run partnership
Harris finally ends Swann's stunning innings on 85 when his fellow spinner chips the ball to Graeme Smith in the deep - England all out for 356, just 62 behind, a great effort from the Nottinghamshire man
And England's sensational turnaround continues with the ball as James Anderson cleans up form man Ashwell Prince for a duck to leave South Africa 9-1 at the close, a lead of 71 runs, and the match intriguingly poised
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