Summary

  • Morris (26*) & Rabada (20*) add 42

  • South Africa slip from 117-1 to 225-7

  • Elgar 46, Amla 40, De Villiers 36

  • Two wickets apiece for Stokes & Finn

  • Every batsman reaches double figures

  • England lead 1-0 in four-Test series

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    tms@bbc.co.uk

    Alec StewartImage source, Getty Images

    It’s all very well South Africa rushing in a replacement but I reckon it’s a cop-out from AB. He should have done an Alec Stewart – captain, keep wicket, open the batting, make the sandwiches and pour the drinks.

    Matt Richmond, Beijing

  2. SA 10-0 (SA won toss)published at 4 overs

    England's slip cordon is well back, as is James Taylor under the helmet at short leg. The theory is that the ball travels further and faster because of the atmospheric conditions at the Wanderers.

    Stuart Broad is really testing Stiaan van Zyl, nipping the ball back as he targets the off stump. Van Zyl looks uncertain in that area, like a man looking for his car keys. He knows they are around somewhere, but doesn't know exactly where.

    Saying that, when Broad over-pitches, van Zyl gets off the mark with a lovely off-drive for four.

  3. get involved

    Caught on the hop?published at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    tms@bbc.co.uk

    Back in the early nineties, our team was playing away at a new club to the league. Two cars got lost and we only had six players at the due time. The opposition refused to wait and were about to claim the win. My wife, who had come as a spectator and who was eight months pregnant, waddled onto the field and said 'play'. At that time, she was the only woman registered to play in that league and it meant we had the minimum seven players. The opposition were stunned... and so were we. The game started... our other players turned up half an hour into the game... and we won! Wife was the toast of the club.

    Mark Horner

  4. SA 6-0 (Elgar 2, van Zyl 0)published at 3 overs

    James Anderson runs in from an angle, straightening up as he approaches the crease and getting close to the stumps. He hides the ball in his hands like an uncle trying to entertain the kids - "which hand is it in?"

    It's in the right hand, of course, and when Anderson gets too straight, Dean Elgar helps four leg-byes on their way.

  5. View from the press boxpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

  6. SA 2-0 (SA won toss)published at 2 overs

    Stuart Broad is round the wicket to the left-handed Stiaan van Zyl and his first delivery is livelier than an irate black mamba as it rears off a length and hits the batsman on the gloves.

  7. Among the greats...published at 08:35

    Stuart Broad graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  8. Postpublished at 08:34

    There's a brass band playing inside the ground. Lovely stuff.

    Stuart Broad is primed to deliver his first over of the Test.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

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    Dan Smith:Hoping for SA to be at least 3 down when my chemistry exam ends at 10 past 11.

  10. SA 2-0 (Elgar 2, van Zyl 0)published at 1 over

    There we have it... South Africa are off the mark with an edge through the slips. Dean Elgar, though, skillfully plays it with soft hands and the ball lands well short of the nearby grabbers.

  11. Postpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    The wicket at The Wanderers stadiumImage source, Getty Images

    "Neither of these teams have batted on pitches like this for months - they've been playing in India and the UAE..."

  12. Postpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "You've got to pitch the ball up at Jo'burg. Pitch the damn thing up."

  13. SA 0-0published at 0.1 overs

    James Anderson roars in and the ball nips sideways and is taken by the keeper at head height. Nice. England's four-strong slip cordon could be in business.

  14. Postpublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    A view of the Wanderers StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    "In a country known for its hot sunshine, this is as good an opportunity as England's bowlers will get in these conditions. It's overcast - you've got to nip a couple out with that new ball."

  15. Postpublished at 08:29

    Dean Elgar and an out-of-nick Stiaan van Zyl are the opening batsmen. James Anderson has a new cherry to play with. Let's go.

  16. Postpublished at 08:27

    The wind was fluttering across the players' shirts during the anthems. It's cloudy, breezy and there's grass on the wicket.

    James Anderson could go well here. Likewise Stuart Broad.

  17. What does history tell us?published at 08:26

    South Africa v EnglandImage source, BBC Sport
  18. Postpublished at 08:25

    The England players sing the national anthemImage source, Getty Images

    The England players belt out 'God save the Queen' as though they are auditioning for The Voice.

    Joe Root is really going for it. He's like that one fella at a wedding who is managing to be heard above all the others.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

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    Peter Eastwood: Mum is writing emails, meaning walking the dogs is delayed, meaning I miss the start of play. This is an outrage.

  20. Why the late change for South Africa?published at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2016

    Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    "De Kock's injury happened yesterday afternoon. He was hoping to run it off but he woke up just after midnight and the knee was very swollen, so he didn't inform team management until this morning."