• Fourth Test day two:
England 400;
South Africa 88-6• England close in on series victory after superb dayWith a potent mix of flamboyant batting and superbly disciplined bowling, England ruthlessly tightened their grip on the series against an increasingly hapless South Africa. The batsmen sped along at four an over and the bowlers yielded runs at two an over, a combination which usually leads to control of a cricket match. At the end of a day that began under a blanket of grey cloud and ended in bright sunshine, South Africa were in a terrible mess on 88 for six, trailing by 312 runs.
Adopting the age-old policy of hitting a length around off stump with as much vigour as possible – a tactic strangely deserted by the South Africans – the quintet of England pace bowlers, with the irrepressible Mark Wood to the fore, took charge.