Morne Morkel took four wickets as England put up a defiant last-wicket stand before being bowled out for 303 at lunch on the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban on Sunday.
The tall paceman claimed the wickets of Ben Stokes, Nick Compton, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, out first ball, in a hostile spell of bowling as the sun came out after a rain-affected first day in which England ended at 4-179.
Kyle Abbott and Dale Steyn claimed the other wickets on Sunday while Stuart Broad (32 not out) partnered Steven Finn (12) to add 36 runs for the last wicket.
England added 124 runs to their overnight tally for the loss of six wickets on a slow track at Kingsmead.
Stokes went first, trying to pull to midwicket but skying the ball to JP Duminy at gully for 21 after coming out in positive fashion to counter the slow-scoring rate of Compton, who was 69 overnight.
The Durban-born Compton, picked at No.3 for England in his first Test in two years, played a circumspect and one-paced innings but was out for 85 off 236 balls to an uncharacteristically rash shot after he and Jonny Bairstow had scored a brisk 29 runs in six overs after the new ball was taken.
Morkel forced Compton into trying to pull a bouncer and he got an under edge through to wicketkeeper AB de Villiers.
Ali followed in Morkel's next over as he was caught behind and Woakes was out next ball with an lbw decision upheld after review. Broad almost got a nick for Morkel's hat trick ball after flashing at a fast delivery.
Bairstow, who had been aggressive on a spongy track, got a thick edge off Abbott and was well caught at slip by Dean Elgar for 41.
Play started 30 minutes early to make up for lost time on the first day and was extended by a further half hour with England nine down at the scheduled lunch break.
England eventually folded when Steyn trapped Finn leg before to return figures of 4-70.
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