24 Jan 2016 | Cricket
England fought gamely on day three of the fourth Test at Centurion but face an uphill task to save the match after Kagiso Rabada took 7-112.
The 20-year-old quick recorded the best South African figures against England since the Proteas' readmission to undermine half-centuries from Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Moeen Ali, as the home side secured a 133-run first-innings advantage.
South Africa then reached 42 for one at stumps, a lead of 175, on a pitch offering plenty of variable bounce to the seamers and increasing turn for the spinners.
England began the day 138 for two, still 337 in arrears and with all eyes on Cook, who needed to add 50 to his overnight 67 to become the youngest player to reach 10,000 Test runs.
He managed nine before edging Morne Morkel to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps on 76, leaving the left-hander 41 short of a milestone which could well arrive during the second innings.
Root fell for the same score, and in similar fashion - although this time Rabada was the bowler to induce a nick.
That sparked a pre-lunch collapse as James Taylor and Jonny Bairstow fell in Rabada's last over before the break, caught behind pulling and attempting to leave respectively.
Ben Stokes produced a typically aggressive 33 before clipping Rabada to Hashim Amla at first slip, and at that stage England were still 24 shy of avoiding the follow-on.
Moeen and Chris Woakes ensured England would not have to bat again with a stand of 43 either side of a rain delay.
He managed nine before edging Morne Morkel to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps on 76, leaving the left-hander 41 short of a milestone which could well arrive during the second innings.
Root fell for the same score, and in similar fashion - although this time Rabada was the bowler to induce a nick.
That sparked a pre-lunch collapse as James Taylor and Jonny Bairstow fell in Rabada's last over before the break, caught behind pulling and attempting to leave respectively.
Ben Stokes produced a typically aggressive 33 before clipping Rabada to Hashim Amla at first slip, and at that stage England were still 24 shy of avoiding the follow-on.
Moeen and Chris Woakes ensured England would not have to bat again with a stand of 43 either side of a rain delay.