Sam Curran makes amends for that lazy fielding with a fine maiden over, getting one to shape away from Pieter Malan late.

Stuart Broad can't get the ball to misbehave off the crack and Pieter Malan catches Sam Curran napping at mid-off, stealing a quick single to finish the over.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Cape Town

It's a flawless blue sky. It feels like an opportunity for South Africa to bat the day out. Broad is bowling at THE end, but the crack has become rather elusive. If he can hit it a couple of times, the game could be over quite quickly.

Pieter Malan will resume on 83 off 271 balls. Amazing effort so far from the debutant.

Rassie van der Dussen has one from 21 balls.

Stuart Broad to bowl first up after lunch.

Here we go...

Bunny Onions has done it again!

A second Test in the series saved by the number 11.

Will we get the same high drama later on today?

England will be back out in search of the six wickets needed soon.

That is superb, David.

Class is paused every time the whiteboard is removed?

David Humphrey: Being updated of wickets regularly whilst in teaching in the gym from my colleagues in the office upstairs #bbccricket Come on England!

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Two balls left.

Can Graham Onions do it?

An update from 2010 - Graeme Swann punches deliciously down the ground for four off Dale Steyn.

England have one over left to survive.

And now Ian Bell has just nicked off for 78 to leave England nine down with 2.5 overs left.

A superb knock, probably got hammered for it.

Here comes Graham Onions.

TV are showing a replay of England batting to save the third Test against South Africa at Cape Town in 2010.

Graeme Swann has just come out after Stuart Broad.

The past truly is a foreign country.

Adam Mountford
BBC Test Match Special in Cape Town

Some of the papers here in South Africa this morning mused whether Pieter Malan could “do an Atherton” and bat out today to help save the Test. Atherton famously survived 11 hours to draw the second Test at the Wanderers in 1995-96.

England began day five in that match on 167-4 chasing a highly unlikely 479. But England only lost one wicket all day as Atherton and Jack Russell blunted an attack including Allan Donald and a young Shaun Pollock.

Malan is on debut, but he’s a stalwart of the domestic first-class scene here having scored over 10,000 runs and is known as a real battler. South Africa batting coach Jacques Kallis has been speaking of his mental capability to cope with difficult scenarios: "It’s not his first roadshow in terms of first-class cricket, but he’s got the mental capability to be a real fighter."

Talking of Liam Livingstone, do yourself a favour and track down the video of the poor lad getting hit in an unfortunate area while batting in the Big Bash today.

A full Hans Molemanning.

He's also mic'd up - reminiscient of Ben Stokes' iconic cry in a similar situtation during this year's Ashes.

England and Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone has just smashed 59 off 39 balls to lead Perth Scorchers' pursuit of 176 to beat Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.

As it happens, you can listen to commentary of that game by clicking on the audio icon at the top of this page.

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent in Cape Town

England will be satisfied. They have hit that crack a couple of times today to find some indifferent bounce. They have got six wickets to go...

Thanks Steph.

No idea why but the second session has been quiet for the most part throughout this Test. England will be hoping for a lively one to finish.

South Africa hoping for anything but.

So, can England get over the line and level the series? Jack Skelton is here for the next part of the story...

That's been a tough morning for all concerned. England have pounded away, South Africa have dug in. The wicket of Du Plessis feels like a big one, but as long as Pieter Malan hangs around, the home side have a great chance of saving this game.