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. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a crazy field. The ball is 72 overs old, it's soft and there is no one in front of square on the off-side. At the moment, Jansen is just standing tall and can hit it anywhere on that off-side.

  2. SA 259-6

    That's the same shot, same position... and this time it's Ben Stokes who runs after it!

    He fields it, spins, throws it back in, falls over, and the whole thing is faintly undignified. This field is... a choice.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Hammered off the back foot, that's a handsome shot and someone is going to have to go and get that. It's Jimmy, poor old boy! They've run four.

  4. SA 257-6

    An all-run four!!

    A gorgeous drive from Marco Jansen gets held up in the outfield, and it's poor James Anderson who has to run over and field it.

  5. Ben Stokes has decided to bring himself back on.

  6. SA 253-6

    Lead by 88

    Keshav Maharaj ends the over with a clothed drive to mid-off.

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

    It was a beautiful pull shot. It was a short ball, wide of off stump and Maharaj has just whacked it away.

  8. SA 253-6

    Wallop!

    Keshav Maharaj leans back and absolutely smashes James Anderson over deep mid-wicket to make it back-to-back fours. Lovely.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That's a terrific shot from Maharaj. He's really hit it hard. You feel that England are possibly here for the taking.

  10. SA 249-6

    James Anderson is back for England.

    Oh, and he's promptly driven beautifully for four by Keshav Maharaj. Lovely.

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

    England are starting to creak out there. The last shot was quite a good one from Jansen but the ball doesn't seem to be turning for Leach anymore. It did to start with but not anymore.

  12. SA 243-6

    That's a very good dive down in the deep to stop Keshav Maharaj picking up a boundary...

    ...oh, no stopping that one though! Marco Jansen hoists Jack Leach over mid-on for a lovely four.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Maharaj is a very annoying player, I remember him destroying Joe Root's figures the last time England were in South Africa.

  14. SA 236-6

    Lead by 71

    Shot! A bit too wide from Matthew Potts, and it's slaped with aplomb by Keshav Maharaj through deep third and away for four runs.

    Oh, and that'll be four more, this time from the flaying bat of Marco Jansen through backward point.

  15. SA 227-6

    Jack Leach replaces Stuart Broad as the shadows grow across the Lord's outfield, and Keshav Maharaj can only wallop a clunky single into the leg side.

  16. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    A niche stat for you. South Africa's top eight have now all made double figures, that is only the second time they've done that in this country. The other was in 1935 at Old Trafford.

  17. SA 226-6

    A maiden from Matthew Potts.

    It's got that winding down feeling about it, I'll be honest.

  18. How's stat?!

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  19. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    England have had four or five slips throughout the day for the South Africa top-order but as soon as the lower order have come in, they've disappeared.

  20. SA 226-6

    That's a thick edge from Keshav Maharaj, arms wafting away from his body, and the ball has somehow managed to find its way down to the boundary rope.

    Now that's a much better shot from Maharaj, taking a wide Broad delivery and cutting it nicely for another four.