A late flurry of wickets left England in a commanding position on day three at Taunton, with South Africa closing on 55 for three, still 78 runs in arrears.
England had been left frustrated after a three-hour rain delay, but when play finally resumed at 6.30pm an aggressive spell from the debutant Issy Wong, running in from the Pavilion End, removed Lara Goodall and Laura Wolvaardt with successive wicket maidens. Goodall feather‑edged behind the stumps, while Wolvaardt wafted at one outside off stump and was caught by a diving Sciver at gully.
