Summary

  • Bad light stops play with England 97-0, needing 33 more for a 2-1 series win

  • Crawley unbeaten on 57, Lees on 32 not out

  • South Africa slip from 83-1 to 169 all out - Stokes 3-39, Broad 3-45

  • England earlier lose three wickets for four runs to be dismissed for 158

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

  • Today at the Test highlights on BBC Two at 19:00 BST

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance, Tom Mallows and Ffion Wynne

  1. SA 169-8

    It doesn't feel five minutes since Graeme Smith was scoring 200 in every Test innings in England all on his own. The game is changing, that's for sure.

    Stuart Broad gets the ball fuller but Kyle Verreynne is able to push him away for a single.

  2. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    There's a very good chance we'll finish the series with just two totals over 200.

  3. SA 168-8

    Lead by 128

    Well England's captaincy issues didn't need to be handed over for long as Ben Stokes is back with us out in the middle. James Anderson is back on, having just rotated ends.

    England's bowlers are yet to get into their post-tea groove.

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

    Who's vice captain with Stokes off the field? It's a fun game to try and guess.

  5. SA 164-8

    Lead by 124

    Keshav Maharaj finds three more with a clip off his hips, good fielding saves a run but that lead edges up a notch more...

  6. SA 161-8

    Stuart Broad barrels in and Kyle Verreynne is able to chop him away for a single, as Ben Stokes limps away for some treatment and a bit of a rest. Fast bowling = not good for your joints.

    Broad looks smooth enough though, sliding a ball past the edge of Keshav Maharaj's bat.

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

    Stokes needs to have a bit of a break now. It's not as if he's short of options.

  8. SA 160-8

    Ben Stokes is moving about as well as me after that last over. Time to pass the ball on, I would say skipper. Stuart Broad is coming on now in place of James Anderson.

  9. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    There has only been one score of 50 or more scored by a South African batter in this series.

  10. SA 160-8

    Lead by 120

    Every run does seem vital and Keshav Maharaj is able to help himself to four easy ones down the leg side as Ben Stokes strays off line. Stokes' radar is a bit off as he chucks in a full toss which is clipped away for a couple more.

    How big a lead before England fans start to get nervous?

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

    I love times like this in Test cricket when every single run feels so significant.

  12. A bit of confusion all round but the review cleared things up - here's how Kagiso Rabada said farewell.

  13. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    It wasn't that long ago that England were asking for the ball to be changed!

  14. SA 154-8

    Poor old Jack Leach hasn't had a bowl yet in this innings, and only had two overs in the first. I doubt he'll get on tonight either.

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

    Poor Jack Leach is just doing laps of the ground and fielding on various parts of the boundary.

  17. SA 153-8

    James Anderson, on 666 Test wickets, comes steaming in with designs on wrapping up this innings pronto. He only has one in this innings but bowled a masterful spell after lunch. he soon has Keshav Maharaj on his toes to fend one out to safety on the off side.

  18. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes will want to take the last two wickets all by himself. It's been another inspired spell. Every boundary is going to be crucial for South Africa with such a slender lead.

  19. SA 152-8

    Shot! There's no fielders back so when Keshav Maharaj gets bat on ball he's able to punch it away for a four through mid off. Ben Stokes' next ball beats the outside edge.

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

    I think Maharaj could have been given a bit of a licence in this situation. He doesn't come off all the time but when he does, he can be dangerous and add some quick runs for South Africa.