Proteas duo has England on back foot

England collapsed to 180 all out inside two sessions of the final Test as South Africa fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel shared nine wickets on a rain-shortened first day.

Only a fifth-wicket stand of 76 either side of lunch between England's Cape Town saviours Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell even hinted at worthwhile resistance, the tourists bowled out in 47.5 overs after choosing to bat first on a pacy Wanderers pitch.

There was then time only for South Africa to reply with 29 for none as rain and bad light wiped out all but 12 overs of the evening session.

England lost captain Andrew Strauss to the first ball of the match and Jonathan Trott to the final ball of the second over - and, with Steyn (five for 51) and Morkel (three for 39) refusing to release their grip, there proved to be no way back.