Summary

  • South Africa reach 289-7 at the close with a lead of 124

  • Jansen and Maharaj put on crucial 72 runs for seventh wicket late on

  • Maharaj hits 49-ball 41 before being caught off Stokes (3-53)

  • South Africa slipped from 160-2 to 210-6 after tea

  • Having begun day on 116-6, England dismissed for 165 in morning session

  • Pope makes 73 but becomes one of Rabada's five victims - his first five-wicket haul at Lord's

  • Use audio icon at top of the page to listen to BBC Test Match Special commentary

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse, Sam Drury and Tom Mallows

  1. To be fair, Doc, some of us were children when the Harry Potter books and films came out...

  2. Get Involved - Cultural phenomenon that passed you by

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    Dr Paul Stott: All the Harry Potter books and films. They are for children. Everything by Tolkien, ditto.

  3. That is pretty impressive, Carl! I'd have thought the law of averages would mean it's easier to absent-mindedly wander into a McDonalds than avoid them altogether.

  4. Cultural phenomenon that have passed you by

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    Happy to say I have never set foot in or eaten a McDonalds.

    Carl on strike

  5. Keep an eye out for anyone looking a little sluggish in the field this afternoon. It must be far too easy to over-indulge during lunch at Lord's...

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  6. When conditions do look so good for batting, it's important to take your chances when they comes. Ah.

    James Anderson has produced a couple of beauties to beat the edge, Stuart Broad thought he'd nicked off Dean Elgar but it was Matthew Potts who eventually did find the South Africa captain's edge.

    Unfortunately for England, Zak Crawley couldn't cling on to a sharp chance at second slip.

  7. Thanks, Tom. This summer I think the main thing you have been able to depend on me for is to bring the rain.

    Thankfully, that looks highly unlikely at Lord's at the moment.

    I suspect England would far rather be bowling in the gloomy conditions South Africa's seamers enjoyed yesterday than under clear blue skies, though.

  8. It is time for me to grab some lunch too.

    Luckily the ever-dependable Sam Drury is here to guide you through the afternoon session.

  9. The headlines though belong to Kagiso Rabada, who dismissed James Anderson first ball to earn his place on the Lord's honours board.

    Rabada ended with figures of 5-52 from 19 overs. A brilliant effort.

  10. There were some lively shots from Stuart Broad and Jack Leach as they gamely tried to get England up to a competitive total, but they did not hang around for long.

  11. It has certainly been an interesting morning. With the good, the bad and the ridiculous.

    Ollie Pope survived a comedy from Sarel Erwee before playing on a few balls later for 73.

  12. Lineker on TMS

    Keep listening to Test Match Special over lunch, where Aggers has been joined by Gary Lineker.

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  13. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    There is movement but it is ominous for England. They have created one chance - a hard one. Anderson has bowled some good balls but wasted the movement outside off stump a little.

  14. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    In the first 12 overs of each innings South Africa's bowlers extracted around twice as many false shots than England. They have found about the same amount of movement.

  15. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That session is South Africa's. There is no doubt about that.

  16. Lunch break

    A potentially tricky few overs have been successfully negotiated by South Africa. They are now in a really strong position in this Test match.

    There is still some encouragement there for the bowlers but with the sun shining the conditions will only get better for the batters as the afternoon progresses.

  17. SA 27-0

    Stokes employs the same 8-1 field as Matthew Potts comes in.

    It’s a bold move Ben, let’s see if it pays off.

    Potts is indeed too wary of straying down leg and he subsequently bowls too far outside off - so much so he gets called wide.

    Sarel Erwee is more than happy to leave the remaining deliveries well alone. And that's lunch.

  18. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The danger of this field is you get too cautious as a bowler and bowl about two feet outside off stump.

  19. SA 26-0

    This is a remarkable field from Ben Stokes. It is 8-1 with just one sole fielder in the leg side at square leg.

    Dean Elgar is happy to see out the maiden though as we edge towards the interval.

    One over to go before lunch - can England make a breakthrough?

  20. EastEnders fan I take then, David?