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. BBC Weather's Simon King: "Much improved conditions today with sunny spells. There is the chance of a very, very small shower in the next couple of hours but the risk of that is very low. There will be sunny spells and it will be quite humid with temperatures of around 26 degrees."

  2. It's dry!

    After the grim, soggy scenes on Wednesday we should see a full day's play today, with some sunshine breaking through in the afternoon.

    We will have an extended final session to try and claw back some of the overs lost yesterday.

    BBC Weather forecast

  3. Aggers and Sir Alastair going 'Red for Ruth'

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  4. England v South Africa mega quiz

    While we are waiting for the start of play why not try our England v South Africa mega quiz?

    Have a go, challenge your friends and let us know how you got on using #bbccricket on Twitter.

    Michael Atherton, Allan Donald, Graeme Smith & Hashim AmlaBBC Sport

  5. Future of cricket 'not all doom and gloom'

    Sir Andrew Strauss spoke at length to BBC Test Match Special on Wednesday about the future of cricket.

    Strauss insists it is "not all doom and gloom" amid concerns about scheduling and player fatigue.

    Former director of English cricket Strauss is leading a high-performance review into the future of the game at elite level.

    You can read the rest of what he had to say here.

  6. 'Red for Ruth' day at Lord's

    It is the Ruth Strauss Foundation Test at Lord's this week and the ground will be going 'Red for Ruth' today.

    Players, fans and commentators will wear red to raise funds for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, which Strauss established after the death of his wife in 2018.

    Andrew StraussGetty Images

  7. South Africa on top

    When play does start South Africa will be looking to press home the advantage they so impressively gained on day one.

    Dean Elgar won the toss is favourable bowling conditions and the Proteas' fearsome attack proceeded to rip through the England top order.

    Five England batters were out for single-figure scores, including opener Zak Crawley, who managed only nine to extend his run of Test innings without a half-century to 13.

    Anrich Nortje, bowling in excess of 90mph, claimed 3-43, while Kagiso Rabada showed great skill for his 2-36.

    The only batter to put up any resistance was Ollie Pope, who will resume this morning on 61 after a gutsy innings in testing circumstances.

  8. Good morning

    Let's start with the good news - it is dry at Lord's!

    It is overcast but there is no sign of the wet stuff that brought an early end to play on Wednesday so we should be set for an on-time start.