Postpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special
"England are going to have to bowl pretty well. They haven't got any leeway."
Summary
Broad's 3-16 gives England the edge
Elgar 67 not out, De Villiers 49 for SA
England collapsed from 247-5 to 267-9
Compton 85, Bairstow 41 & Broad 32*
Postpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
Eng 289-9 (Broad 20, Finn 10)published at 97 overs
Lunch is delayed because England are nine down. We'll play until England lose a wicket or for another 20 minutes or so. Steven Finn continues to prove a capable, obdurate number eleven with the odd block and the odd push into the off side which brings two. A leading edge also brings two.
They all count.
Postpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special"South Africa tend to just push a little bit too hard when they get down to the tail-enders."
Eng 285-9published at 96 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesDean Elgar looks to be a very, very good grabber at second slip, but the opening batsman hurts his shoulder when making a diving stop to deny Steven Finn an edged four. Finn's batting partner, Stuart Broad, then feels the full force of a Morne Morkel bouncer.
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Neil Manthorp
BBC Test Match Special"I don't see days four and five being easy to bat. But days two and three: good, very good."
Eng 284-9 (Broad 20, Finn 5)published at 95 overs
South Africa are aggressive against the England lower order - Kyle Abbott throwing the ball back at Stuart Broad's stumps when the batsman plays a neat defensive shot. The left-hander stands his ground and carves the next ball through point for four. Good cricket.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
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Oli Cary: It is the flirtation with a competitive score that is so infuriating. Recovery and resilience or flatter to deceive.
Eng 280-9 (run-rate 2.98)published at 94 overs
This is a useful partnership for England. If they can somehow get their team to 300, it looks much, much better than the 267 which were on the board when they came together.
Stuart Broad smears Morne Morkel through the leg side for four. A succession of bouncers follow, one of which the left-hander tries in vain to get hold of. Close, but no cigar.
What does history tell us?published at 09:54
Image source, BBC SportEng 275-9 (Broad 11, Finn 5)published at 93 overs
Look at Steven Finn playing an on-drive to the boundary. Kyle Abbott is not best pleased and digs one in which clatters into the batsman's you-know-whats. Everyone smiles, as everyone does when these things happen.
Joe Root was asked for his favourite moment of his record-breaking, Ashes-winning year recently. His answer? When Alastair Cook was hit in the nether region.
Eng 271-9 (Morkel 24-5-70-4)published at 92 overs
Image source, APIt's the big, tall guys slugging it out now.
We've got 6ft 5ins Morne Morkel bowling to 6ft 6ins Stuart Broad and 6ft 7ins Steven Finn. Land of the giants.
Postpublished at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special"We could be in for some entertaining batting from Broad now - I don't think there will be any defensive strokeplay with nine wickets down."
Eng 267-9 (Broad 9, Finn 0)published at 91 overs
This is a spectacular collapse for a side which supposedly bats down to number 10. They'll be lucky to scrape to 280 now.
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Jack Beecroft: I only went to have a shower and I come back to an England collapse, would 300 be good considering our poor start?
Postpublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2015
Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special"I think Bairstow was drawn into that shot by the way Stuart Broad has been batting. England are really in bother now. They haven't capitalised on being 190-4 overnight, and Morne Morkel has pulled South Africa back into it."
WICKETpublished at 90.4 overs
Bairstow c Elgar b Abbott 41 (Eng 267-9)
Image source, Getty ImagesRemember when Nick Compton was batting and England were in complete control?
That all seems like a long time ago as Jonny Bairstow plays an ugly waft which flies to the impressive Dean Elgar at second slip.
Eng 267-8published at 90.1 overs
The score is rattling along now as Stuart Broad pulls a Kyle Abbott bumper, which drops just short of the athletic Temba Bavuma in the deep.
Latest scorecardpublished at 09:38
England 265-8
Batsmen: Bairstow 40, Broad 8
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (Cook 0), 12-2 (Hales 10), 49-3 (Root 24), 174-4 (Taylor 70), 196-5 (Stokes 21), 247-6 (Compton 85), 253-7 (Moeen 0), 253-8 (Woakes 0).
Bowling figures: Steyn 23-5-64-3, Abbott 21-4-56-0, Morkel 23-5-67-4, Piedt 14-2-50-1, Van Zyl 2-1-2-0, Elgar 7-2-22-0