Summary

  • Bad light ends play

  • Root 106* - his ninth Test century

  • Stokes c&b Morkel for entertaining 58

  • Cook, Hales, Compton & Taylor out cheaply

  • Stokes (3-53) finished South Africa's innings

  1. Postpublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

  2. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 09:28

    South Africa 313 all out (99.3 overs)

    Fall of wickets: 44-1 (Van Zyl 21), 117-2 (Elgar 46), 127-3 (Amla 40), 161-4 (De Villiers 36), 185-5 (Du Plessis 16), 212-6 (Bavuma 23), 225-7 (Vilas 26), 281-8 (Morris 28), 281-9 (Rabada 24), 313-10 (Morkel 12)

    Not out batsman: Viljoen 20

    Bowling: Anderson 25.2-5-60-1, Broad 22-5-82-2, Finn 18-4-50-2, Moeen 16-4-50-1, Stokes 18.1-1-53-3

    South Africa won toss

    Full scorecard

  3. Postpublished at 09:25

    That's ominous from Neil Manthorp, isn't it? The locals say it will swing in the next few hours because there's a thunderstorm on the way. They know the ground best.

  4. Postpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "The real game begins when England bat. How will they bat? How will South Africa's inexperienced attack bowl?"

  5. Postpublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    "There's a job to be done now for England's top order. There's a severe thunderstorm warning for later. The atmosphere that precedes that is really conducive to swing bowling."

  6. Postpublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

  7. Postpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "We've been talking about pitching it up. It sometimes seems too obvious. It's simple stuff. Why would you bounce a tailender?"

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 99.3 overs

    Morkel c Cook b Stokes 12 (SA 313 all out)

    Great bowling change!

    Ben Stokes comes into the attack after Aleem Dar sends an irate James Anderson chuntering back to his fielding position, and takes his 50th Test wicket immediately.

    Morne Morkel goes for the glory shot and gets a thick outside edge to Alastair Cook at first slip.

    England's Ben StokesImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Every now and again Anderson gets too close because he's trying to swing it but he's had his warnings and he's got to take it."

  10. SA 313-9published at 99.2 overs

    Drama. James Anderson has been taken out of the bowling attack for running on to the wicket.

    England's James AndersonImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "He has to catch it. He's got great big gloves on."

  12. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 99.1 overs

    SA 313-9

    I spoke too soon! Jonny Bairstow has shelled one, putting Morne Morkel down in front of first slip. Poor, old James Anderson.

  13. Postpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "That over was a load of rubbish. Broad is just allowing them to stand there and throw the bat at the ball."

  14. SA 313-9 (Viljoen 16, Morkel 11)published at 99 overs

    I've always thought Stuart Broad and Morne Morkel were very similar - tall, slender fast bowlers who are capable of just enough movement to get the batsman snicking off. They have also always played second fiddle in a devastating new-ball bowling attack behind James Anderson and Dale Steyn. The runs keep coming for South Africa, with a four coming over the keeper's head. Broad is not happy.

  15. How's stat?!published at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "That's the 13th time in Test cricket that all players have made double figures. South Africa have done it three times now."

  16. SA 307-9published at 98.2 overs

    Hardus Viljoen hits back-to-back fours off Stuart Broad to soar to 15 not out and ensure every batsman in the South Africa line-up has reached double figures. A full house.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    #bbccricket

    Rich Hird: Never doubt Bairstow! He has been so solid behind the stumps this innings!

  18. SA 299-9published at 98 overs

    Jonny Bairstow is quietly making this wicketkeeping jersey his own, isn't he? Safe hands.

  19. Postpublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "Two records could go here. The lowest total made when every batsman has reached double figures is 358 made by South Africa against Australia in Melbourne 1931-32.The highest total when no one has made a half-century is 315 by England against West indies in 1956."

  20. And they've got jacuzzis!published at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2016