Well, that's it. This final Test is very finely poised but South Africa will feel they just about have their noses in front. England, however, will be very confident of making inroads with the new ball in the morning and putting themselves in a winning position. Join us tomorrow to see how it pans out. Until then, goodbye.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Very definitely South Africa. England's bowling was flat - woeful - this morning and not that much better this afternoon. South Africa made hay bit in the evening."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"When the new ball was taken I am afraid whatever we tried we were just too short.

"Bavuma looked fantastic - he hits his off drives crisply - and we bowled too short at De Kock. They got 46 off the 10 with new ball so they finished the day in South Africa’s favour."

Greg Russell: Whilst SA team may not be a classic it's not a shocker. De Villiers, Amla, Morkel surely all considered greats. Great series win.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"De Villiers is the best in the world but when you first get in got to play yourself in. If you can bowl it in that channel you get people out. Broad got him fiddling outside off stump but we didn’t bowl it there often enough."

Ian Shepherd: Honours even so far. England have responded well.. Need 2 knock em over for 400 or less.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"His footwork was immaculate, absolutely gorgeous. He got right back and what you have to with the short ball is get high and keep it down.

"His shots were nice touch shots. He just played nice cricket and I thought,  'Wow, where has he been?' They have airy fairy opening batsmen in but where has he been? For 90 runs he looked an excellent opening batsmen."

Ian Bradley: Evidence mounting, England have an Anderson shaped hole to fill before the next Ashes series.

Ian Joyce: Why we haven't given others a game is beyond me.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Woakes does his best but there's a bit missing - he's steady, has got a nice action and moves the ball a little bit. But as a batsman there's nothing to worry about - he's a fill-in. There's a little nip missing to make him a really good Test bowler."

England batsman Joe Root on Sky Sports: "We weren't quite at our absolute best, but I thought the way we applied ourselves in the last two hours was a great effort. I wouldn't say we lacked intensity, but sometimes you can have a bad day. 

"South Africa played well, but when you get behind the game, the important thing is how you react and we reacted well. James Taylor is a freak and if he keeps taking them like that he'll get a reputation as the best in the world."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Jimmy Anderson looked very ordinary. He had no pace, no nip. I don’t think he needs a break; he needs lots of bowling. He looks so rusty and unfortunately he gave that impression with body language."

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Stephen Cook, who made 115 on his South Africa debut, on Sky Sports: "I didn't feel too much different this morning - I was relatively calm. I'm a fairly level-headed guy. But there was an extra twinkle."

"There were a couple of nervous moments in the 90s. There was a referral on 98 - I have never been so nervous in my life. I though, 'I've waited for so long to be here, but if I had to wait for another hour so, I'll do that'."

On his century: "There wasn't a lot going through my mind. I was really happy to go and make three figures - to finally cross over."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"England looked out of the game at tea but they came out after and started to pressurise both batsmen with off-side fields, bowling wider and wider. Stokes and Broad bowled particularly well and make it very difficult for them to score.

"Amla got out through the short stuff. He didn't get right forward to Stokes and he nicked it on to his stumps. Stokes made something happen when they were in difficulty.

"The lad played really well for 90 runs - he looked an excellent opening batsman. The nervous nineties got to him."

Former South Africa batsman Jimmy Cook, father of Stephen Cook, on Sky Sports: "I couldn't be prouder, he's put in so much dedication and hard work. I was due to go to Dubai but my younger son cancelled my ticket. 

"He's stuck to the way he plays and I was pleased to see him go up a level and do well. He couldn't have asked for a better partner than Hashim. I always encouraged to keep persevering. 

"I always encouraged him to play overseas but he wanted to stay and play for South Africa. I thought it might never happen for him but he never gave up hope."

So, a see-sawing first day but South Africa will feel they just about have their noses in front having won the toss and chosen to bat.

The hosts were dominant in the first two sessions, with debutant Stephen Cook and Hashim Amla both posting superb hundreds.

England's bowling was lacklustre, and their fielding was mixed - with James Taylor taking a blinder at short leg to dismiss Dean Elgar but Cook and Amla both missed at slip.

But the tourists fought back in the evening session to reduce South Africa from 237-1 to 273-5, with Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali taking a wicket apiece before De Kock and Bavuma's late cameo.

Ian Bradley: Evidence mounting, England have an Anderson shaped hole to fill before the next Ashes series.

South Africa 329-5 (90 overs)

Batsmen: Bavuma 32* (53), De Kock 25* (31)

S Cook 115 (218 balls), Amla 109 (169)

Fall of wickets: 35-1 (Elgar 20), 237-2 (Amla 109), 328-3 (De Villiers 0), 271-4 (S Cook 115), 273-5 (Duminy 16)

Bowling figures: Anderson 21-4-70-0, Broad 18-1-65-1, Moeen 17-4-53-2, Woakes 16-2-74-1, Stokes 18-2-57-1

South Africa won toss

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"A pretty hard day out there for England. Not quite a day of two halves, but for two thirds of the day I thought England were below par."