It was a tale of two halves on Day 2 of the second Test between the Proteas and England, as the visitors stamped their authority on the contest, writes Khalid Mohidin.
The first session belonged to England and Stuart Broad, as the Proteas suffered a top-order collapse that put them three down at Lunch with 60 on the board.
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After tea, in typical South African fashion, the Proteas started their fight back.
A partnership was needed and Dean Elgar was at the forefront of the charge, as he built a dogged 117-run stand with Rassie van der Dussen, who battled his way to his second Test half-century in his second match in whites.
Elgar was looking on a steady path to converting yet another half-century into a ton, but Dom Bess removed the Proteas opener after a 180-ball 88.
Quinton de Kock was the next to fall, throwing his wicket away, looking to up the ante when a more conservative approach was needed from the wicket-keeper batsman. He lobbed a slower ball from Sam Curran to Jimmy Anderson at mid-off.
Van der Dussen was the next to go, he lost his wicket after an uncharacteristically messy 187-ball 68.
Pretorius only lasted eight balls before he was dismissed handing Anderson his second wicket.
The final wicket of the day was Keshav Maharaj, as stumps was called, with the Proteas on 215/8.
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