England v South Africa, third Test, day five, Lord's, as it happened

The crowd appeal for a legside wide as Morkel fires one in past Anderson, the big left-hander then drops the ball at his feet and scampers through for a single. So he's off the mark, and the spectators are cheering every run now. Prior tries to run the ball down to third man, but it's well fielded by Kallis, the solitary slip. But Prior can't get the last ball away, so the second new ball is available. Gulp.

One more over until the second new ball is available - Prior swings at Morkel, and is caught by the man running in from deep point. Time to start the car, or at least get the car keys out? Hang on a minute, as Prior walks back towards the pavilion, the big screen shows... that was a no-ball by Morkel! Prior is spared. So England get one for the no-ball, and one for the single as they had crossed. The crowd are loving this - "ENG-LAND" is the chant.

The sun comes out, and so does James Anderson, emerging from the pavilion with England still 64 short of an unlikely victory. Prior sweeps a single, and Cap'n Smith shuffles his field for England's number 10. The left-handed Anderson defends his first delivery.

Morkel replaces Kallis. Having blazed successfully for a few overs, England could stay in for the remaining 26 overs from here and win it scoring three an over, wouldn't you know... Single from Swann, then Prior comes down the pitch to Morkel (yes, MORKEL!) and swats a two through backward point. He then goes aerial... and it flies inches above the hand of the leaping Dale Steyn at mid-on and down to the Allen Stand for four. This has been an extraordinary session. Prior clips a single to fine leg, he moves to 65, Swann has 41 and England need 65 from a minimum of 25 overs.

Tahir's still on - Prior and Swann both help themselves to singles down to fine leg, then Prior blasts a straight-driven two before guiding another four to long leg! We've had 52 runs in 24 minutes since tea. And we have three overs until the second new ball of doom is available...

Kallis charges in to Swann, and Swann pulls him over mid-wicket for six! Last ball of the over, and he threads it past mid-off for four more! He's already up to 39. Whatever you're doing, put it down and keep following this game!

Prior and Swann exchange singles, then Prior helps the ball down to Petersen at deep backward square leg, turns blind for a second run and just makes his ground in time. Prior's up to 43, Swann's on 22, and 106 more are needed.

Kallis drops it in short, that's meat and drink to Swann - who used to open for Notts in limited-overs cricket - and he expertly hooks a four through square leg before helping another one past fine leg for four. A single takes him to 21 from 14 balls. Prior guides a single to third man, he has 36.

Imran Tahir begins the evening session with a maiden to Matt Prior. 32 overs to go.

Swann, from the second ball he faces, unleashes his favourite reverse sweep for four against Tahir! A more orthodox sweep brings him two to long leg. A googly is pulled for a single to the same area, to ensure Swann will face the last over before tea.

Graeme Swann is the new batsman, as they crossed on the catch he's the non-striker as Kallis completes the over to Prior, who has 34."

Rapid over from Tahir, just a single to Prior. He has 31, Broad's on 37.

South Africa turn to the medium-fast right-arm seam of Jacques Kallis from the Pavilion End, Prior pushes it past point and they hustle through for three to bring up 200 for England, warmly cheered by the crowd. Broad taps a quick single to the lumbering Morkel at mid-off and they scamper a quick single, to the annoyance of Kallis who gives Morkel the "double teapot", before Prior steals the strike with a single.

Tahir is still firing it into the footholes outside Prior's leg stump, he manages a single off the last ball. He has 26, Broad is ahead on 36 and we have just over 20 minutes until tea.

Broad guides Morkel for a two off his legs, that's the fifty partnership from only 74 balls. It also reduces the "runs required" to 150. The crowd are cheering every run here as Broad dabs a single, and Prior digs out a full delivery into the covers for one.

Simon Mann reads out a few nominations for the TMS "Champagne Moment" of this Test - including a cheeky one for the commentary of He Who Must Not Be Named being bowled for a golden duck by a left-arm spinner at the Rose Bowl yesterday - as Broad prods at Tahir and runs a cheeky single.

En garde! Broad fences at Morkel, the ball lofts into the air but falls safely, and they run a single. Prior rotates the strike, Broad drives and the ball scuttles off an edge to third man. Michael Vaughan on TMS is disappointed as a Mexican wave fizzles out every time it heads through the half-empty Tavern Stand, then dies completely when it reaches the pavilion.

Broad is rather obviously favouring the sweep shot against Tahir, it brings him a two and a single.

Morne Morkel replaces fellow paceman Steyn at the Pavilion End, he's going to bowl round the wicket to Broad with four men on the fence, and Broad gets up on his toes to stab a single to the man on the point boundary. Prior clips one off his legs, Broad pokes a quick single to Amla in the covers - he has 27, Prior has 23.

Tahir spins it out fo the footholes to Broad, who hasn't faced him much so far. The lanky left-hander gets a good stride in with a forward defensive, then nudging a single to fine leg to move to 25. There are a minimum of 44 overs left, and England's putative target is to score another 162.

Sunshine still beating down as Prior straight-drives and Steyn gets down well to stop off his own bowling. Prior then dabs one past the slips, it beats the man running round from deep backward point to third man and that's four - he moves to 22. Standing tall against Steyn's pace, he holds off the speedster for the rest of the over.

Prior gets a few cheers as he pushes Tahir into the covers, Duminy gives chase and they run three. Broad tries an adventurous slog-sweep, ABDV runs out sharply from behind the stumps as the ball scoops into the air but he can't hold on. Prior has 18, Broad has 24.

With the players refreshed (presumably by water and energy drinks rather than Japanese wine), Steyn resumes proceedings from the Pavilion End, After a single from Broad, Prior pushes a single to mid-on to take his score to 15. So, we have Steyn v Broad, round two. But it's rather a tame end to the over.

We now have 50 overs remaining - imagine England chasing 188 to win an ODI, but without their first six batsmen. Broad is on strike and can probably expect some more "chin music" from Steyn although the first ball is full, wide and low and Broad can't connect with a flashing drive. He pushes a two off his legs, a predictable short ball is hooked by Broad and it flies off the top edge down to fine leg for four. Steyn is charging in at top pace, bowls a slower ball which Broad misses outside off stump. "If that was straight, it would have bowled him," says Aggers on TMS. Broad steps away and plays and misses once again at a full delivery. Then, last ball of the over and Broad lifts him into the Grand Stand for six! Great entertainment, with the world's fastest bowler involved in a classic duel.

Broad and Prior milk Tahir for a couple of singles, a hefty sweep brings Broad a well-run two. A single takes him to 11, overtaking Prior who has 10.

That was a superb catch, a champagne moment contender if ever there was one. A curious field for Broad includes a man at a sort of deep "fly gully", a bit too close in for third man -  what's he there for? An uppercut? He has to do some chasing as Broad steers his second ball past him for four, and stays out on the third man boundary. There are also boundary riders at deep point and deep square leg, Broad pulls a short delivery over mid-on for two. "This field says 'short' all over it," notes Aggers on TMS. Brief delay, it looks as if a sticker's come off his bat - he hands it to umpire Kumar Dharmasena at square leg. Another pull shot brings Broad a single to mid-wicket, he's quickly on to seven.

Prior and Trott pick up some ones and twos against Tahir, before they have a long mid-pitch conference. 200 more needed.

Philander has only two slips in for Prior, but a catcher at short mid-wicket and a "Boundary Fox" out at deep mid-wicket. He tries to steer Philander through the covers but is denied by a great sprawling stop by the sun-hatted Hashim Amla at extra cover. A nudge off his legs brings the Sussex stumper two, while a single off the last ba takes his score to six. Trott seems becalmed on 62.

Tahir spins down a maiden over to Prior. For those of you still hoping for the unlikely, England need another 208 - and have a minimum of 54 overs in which to score it.

Prior steers a two past mid-off, then allows one pitching outside leg stump to hit him on the pad and it balloons up to short leg.

Trott breaks the deadlock with a single to move to 61, Prior is off the mark with a fierce straight drive for one.

The excitable Tahir, still bowling round the wicket and taking aim at the footmarks, bounces in to Prior, who's a bit more cautious than he was against the first delivery of the second new ball on Saturday morning... seeing out another maiden.

New batsman Matt Prior is the non-striker as Philander bowls a maiden over to Trott - so we have 12 South African-born players on the field (as Tahir was born in Lahore).

Imran Tahir's first ball after tea is a juicy leg-side full toss which Bairstow punches for a single through mid-wicket. That brings Trott on strike, and having not being able to take guard for 40 minutes during lunch, has a good old scratch at the crease. A nudged single to fine leg takes him to 58. Bairstow, favouring the leg side as we've observed, guides another single to move to 45.

Trott, on 48, faces Morkel, it goes straight through him (possibly with an inside edge) but falls short of De Villiers behind the timbers. A sliced drive to the man on the point boundary brings him a single and takes him to 49. Bairstow pulls out of a cross-batted shot at the last minute... it's been entertaining for those who've made it to Lord's.

Tahir comes round the wicket but Bairstow and Trott plunder five singles from the over. Bairstow has 41, Trott's up to 48.

Trott opens the face and angles a four past third slip, there's no third man at this stage and England are into three figures. A single taks Trott to 46, Bairstow moves to 38 with a single of his own to nick the strike.

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir replaces Kallis at the Nursery End. Trott dabs a quick single, Bairstow is quickly through by the time the ball's returned and ABDV breaks the wicket. Tahir tosses it up to Bairstow, and he lofts it over the bowler's head for a first-bounce four! Mid-on goes three-quarters of the way back but Bairstow has the crowd on their feet with a sweep, that's four more! Another sweep brings him a single - the stand is now worth 52 from 53 balls, Bairstow has 37 from 24. A Trott single ends an expensive over from Tahir - 11 from it.

Bairstow doesn't quite time it but steers Morkel for two through the covers, they think about a third but Bairstow holds his hand up. "Don't trust Trotty, he'll run you out!" crows Geoff Boycott on TMS, without perhaps realising the irony of the statement. A pull through the vast gap between mid-on and deep backward square leg brings the Yorkshire youngster another four - he's up to 28, Trott has 39.

Aggers informs TMS listeners that at lunchtime today they'll be speaking to Simon "The Analyst" Hughes for a chat about Hawk-Eye and the advancement of technology in cricket, while we'll also hear from Matthew Maynard about a charity bike ride which is taking place today and tomorrow, from Cardiff to The Oval, to raise funds for the Tom Maynard Trust - there's also a tribute match tomorrow between Surrey and Glamorgan, the two counties Tom played for before his untimely death in June. Kallis bowls a maiden to Trott.

Steyn finds Bairstow's edge, it bounces just in front of first and second slip and shoots between them for four - again, the state of the outfield may have contributed to the strange bounce there, while Aggers on TMS thinks it could easily have bounced up and knocked a couple of teeth out. Bairstow unleashes a lovely straight-driven four, to warm applause.

Trott pushes Kallis for two wide of mid-on - SA have kept their three slips and a gully in, not surprising with the number of edges we've seen this morning. Just the 275 more needed for that England win, then...

Bairstow to Trott, the ball travels straight through the diving Morne Morkel at mid-off and that's four down to the Warner Stand. "It's a long way down for six foot five," says Shaun Pollock, defending his fellow countryman on TMS. Bairstow unleashes another fluent drive on the other side of the wicket, that;s four more and he has 12 from nine balls.

The skies are a bit brighter now, but England's hopes remain gloomy as Kallis begins a new over to Trott, who ducks a bouncer before driving a four through the covers towards the Mound Stand, which is about three-quarters full now. Another flashing drive is edged just wide of third slip and that's four more. He's living dangerously, but has 37 out of England's 61.

Blowers reminds TMS listeners that England have won their last seven home Test series since losing to South Africa in 2008, but that sequence looks like coming to en end today. Bairstow steers Steyn for a three past backward point, then Trott upper-cuts over the slips for four to push England past 50. He has 29.

Tellingly, the TV cameras showed batting coach Graham Gooch putting his head in his hands on the England balcony after that run-out. Jonny Bairstow is the new batsman, but it's the chastened Trott now facing Kallis, and he plays out a maiden while he considers his part in Taylor's demise.

South Africa's fourth right-arm seamer Jacques Kallis is on for his first bowl of the innings, replacing Philander at the Nursery End. Kallis gets one to swing away from Taylor, whistling just past his forward prod and through to the keeper. Kallis nearly looks set for the fourth maiden in succession but Taylor ends the run drought with a single to fine leg.

Not much breeze here at Lord's, the MCC flag on top of the Grand Stand is fluttering slightly but there's not much movement from the England and South Africa flags atop their respective turrets on the pavilion. Steyn sends down the third maiden on the trot (against the Trott).

Philander continues from the Nursery End, Taylor gets a nick... but it's stopped by Petersen at third slip, diving to his right to take it on the bounce. So Steyn starts his spell with a maiden.

Another waft-and-miss from Trott, who's playing a rather un-Trott-like innings rhis morning. There's a short mid-wicket in a catching position in for the Warwickshire man, who pokes a single between third slip and point.

Trott guides Morkel for three off his legs and down the slope to the Tavern Stand, while my match-report colleague Stephan Shemilt had noticed a bit of a routine practised by Taylor between each delivery. He goes down the pitch, has a bit of a garden, walks back, adjusts his helmet, rakes his guard (once or twice), flicks the top of his pad, adjusts his box and then is ready to face the next ball! Each delivery!

Warm applause for James Taylor - is he playing for his place on the India tour, or can he already be assured of travelling, even as the "spare" batsman if England kiss and make up with He Who Must Not Be Named? The little Notts batsman defends his first ball, and is off the mark as he clubs a two through the covers.

High, wide and not particularly handsome from Morkel, umpire Taufel signals a wide as Trott has a cross-batted swipe at it. After another play and miss, he swipes his second boundary of the day past gully. Lord's is filling up a bit more now, at least the fans who have come along should be getting a little entertainment. Trott has 18, Bell is back on four.

We finally have our first boundary of the innings - in the 17th over - as Trott top-edges Philander just over the leaping Alviro Petersen at third slip, and the ball sails down to the Allen Stand for four. Another drive-and-a-miss from Trott, he's not exactly the Jonathan Trott we know (and love?) at this stage, as Philander and Morkel are dangling a few carrots outside off stump and he seems to be going for them. A clip off his pads brings him a single to fine leg.

Trott gets his first look at Morkel, he defends well but then has hearts in mouths as he aims a flashing cover drive and misses... When he does make contact, he dabs the last ball for a quick single to JP Duminy at cover to run a quick single.

It's a change of ends for Vernon Philander, who bowled from the far end last night but is now operating at the Nursery End. A ripple of applause as Jonathan Trott scores the first runs of the day, pushing a two through the covers. If anyone's still thinking of England's putative target of 346, it might need Jonathan Trott 180 not out at the close... The ball then bounces in front of wicketkeeper AB de Villiers but the Lord's slope doesn't help him and England run a bye. And it doesn't get any better for ABDV as the last ball of the over evades him as well, and shoots through for four byes.

Gentle giant Morne Morkel takes the opening over from the Pavilion End, he'll be bowling to Ian Bell, who took a quick single off the last ball of day four. Three slips. gully and a short leg in, Bell negotiates the over safely and it's a maiden.