Day three in a scorching Cape Town and England's hopes of overtaking South Africa's 291 suffer an immediate blow when Morne Morkel has Graeme Swann caught behind off the fourth ball of the match with a brutal delivery
Next ball and Morkel repeats his trick, having James Anderson caught at slip by Graeme Smith for his fifth wicket of the innings, and England are rocking, still 50 runs behind
Matt Prior, who was 52 not out overnight, does his best to get the scoreboard moving with some lusty blows but on 72 he plays on and England are all out for 273, 18 behind their hosts
Morkel runs off to a great reception after taking 5-75 - his second five-wicket Test haul - to give his side an invaluable lead as they strive to win the Test to level the series
South Africa get off to a steady start before Swann comes into the attack and removes Ashwell Prince in his second over of the day to reduce South Africa to 32-1
Skipper Smith looks determined to make his first century of the series and helps his side to 56-1 at lunch, a very useful lead of 74
Anderson feels the heat as England's frustration grows during a second session that sees South Africa put on 109 runs
Smith brings up his 27th Test fifty but then Swann thinks he has got him lbw, only for the third umpire to give the opener not out after replays showed the ball would have gone just over the top of middle stump
England's four-man attack are wilting and Hashim Amla follows his captain's example by cruising past fifty to help South Africa extend their lead to 182 at tea
Finally, Swann makes the breakthrough to end a 230-run stand when he has Amla caught at short-leg by Alastair Cook for 95. Smith carries on and is 162 not out at stumps with South Africa 312-2, 330 runs ahead
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