Second Test, Durban: The second day starts in frustrating fashion for England as they fail to capitalise on their positive end to day one. Graham Onions and co fail to secure an early breakthrough
AB de Villiers, here facing an unseen Paul Collingwood, and Mark Boucher add 58 with few alarms in the first hour of the day's play
England finally take a wicket when they refer an lbw appeal by Graeme Swann against Boucher to the third umpire and after watching a replay he gives the wicketkeeper out to leave the hosts on 233-6
And they quickly get another as Stuart Broad has De Villiers caught behind by Matt Prior, just after the batsman has completed his half-century
England are on a roll now and Paul Harris is the next to fall, lbw to Swann, although he appeals against the decision before being forced to accept the inevitable to the delight of Prior (centre) and Paul Collingwood
Morne Morkel takes South Africa to 284-8 at lunch with Dale Steyn, who, after losing his partner, viciously attacks the England bowling to take the total past 300
Steyn and number 11 Makhaya Ntini share a last-wicket stand of 58 crucial runs before Steyn is finally caught by Prior off James Anderson for 47 in a total of 343
The partnership is frustrating for England captain Andrew Strauss - especially as he is waiting to pad up to open the England innings
However Strauss sets about his task in superb style - and by tea he has hit his fastest Test half-century, reaching the landmark in 49 balls as he and Alastair Cook take England to 59-0 at the interval
When play resumes following a rain delay there is a three-and-a-half minute wait for a decision on a referral by Strauss after the umpire says he is lbw to Morkel. The verdict goes in Strauss's favour and he stays in
But there is no need for a referral a few minutes later as Morkel gets his man by comprehensively bowling the England captain for 54
On a murky day it is only the fact that the floodlights are on the entire time that enables play to take place - but eventually the players troop off because of bad light with England on 103-1
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