What did you make of the morning's play?

It was meandering along in a rather dull fashion until about 40 minutes before lunch when Dale Steyn decided he was going to rough up Anderson.

Then for the next half an hour we got a thrilling passage of play really where Anderson took blow after blow and decided bravely to carry on and then getting out.

Kevin Pietersen came in and hit three fours in five balls before he got out as well and the crowd found their voice. It was a wonderful passage of play.

How key was the wicket of Kevin Pietersen just before lunch?

Well obviously the match was already very strongly in South Africa's favour but I can't remember too many long rearguards that Pietersen has played.

He is obviously a wonderful attacking player who can win games from many situations but if you were putting your money on a long rearguard then you would probably choose somebody else to play that innings.

Nevertheless it's always the biggest wicket and South Africa's joy was palpable.

Given the situation, could Pietersen have been a bit more watchful in his approach?

He was really pumped up and clearly wanted to play his shots. That's the way he normally plays and I firmly believe that even in this situation you have to try and play your normal game, so I don't have a problem with that.

And to be honest I think he was trying to leave the ball when he nicked it. I think he was trying to withdraw his bat, but didn't do so in time and just got a feather through to the wicketkeeper. But I am not one for criticising Kevin Pietersen's approach.

What must England do after lunch and what are their chances of saving the game?

Ian Bell and Alastair Cook have got to get through to the close. If they don't, England are gone unless it rains all day tomorrow.

The chances of England surviving are looking very slim and the chances of them getting through to the end of today are looking slimmer by the minute.

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