London: Morne Morkel ended England’s innings with figures of 4/72 to lead a South African fightback on the second day of the first Test match against England at the Oval.
England were 326/7 at lunch after adding just 59 runs for the loss of four wickets on an overcast morning in south London.
They were then bowled out for 385 before tea.
Steyn struck in the third and fifth overs of the day to dismiss Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara as the match underwent a transformation from the first day when England were seldom troubled in reaching 267/3.
South Africa, bidding to replace England as the world’s top ranked Test team, made a crucial breakthrough when Steyn dismissed Cook.
Cook had added only one run to his overnight 114 when he was bowled off an inside edge by Steyn.
There was some resistance from the England lower order, especially from Matt Prior, but the Proteas would have been pretty pleased with their performance on day two.
The visitors also suffered an early loss in their innings, losing Alviro Petersen for a duck. They reached 86/1 at the end of a very successful day. (AFP)
