Cricket:England claimed telling late reward for their patience and stamina as they eked out five precious wickets on what seemed sure to be a shortened first day of the second Test at Kingsmead.
The first two came inside 10 overs, after South Africa had chosen to bat on a sunny morning. But it was not until Graeme Smith (75) and Jacques Kallis (75) had shut England out for more than three hours in a stand of 150 that a rush of three more for 10 runs pushed the balance back in the tourists' favour.
It was Graeme Swann who finally saw off Kallis, and South Africa's second stumble accounted for a score of 175 for five when worsening conditions sent the players off.
Evening cloud cover, a persistent blight at the Durban venue, was set to take 29 overs out of the day - and both teams must still suspect that, even with the use of floodlights and 9.30am starts for the remainder of the match, it may be hard to force a result here in a series so far standing 0-0.