After the first day was lost to the rain and the second respectfully called off after the death of Queen Elizabeth II the pre-match prediction from both captains that this series decider would produce an outright winner appeared on shaky ground.
But the fall of 17 wickets during the first three sessions of the nine available keeps things very much on track. Ollie Robinson tore through South Africa like crepe paper with figures of five for 49 in their 118 all out and England were riding the emotion inside the Oval, only for Dean Elgar’s tourists to fight back in characterful fashion.
