Stuart Broad and Kevin Pietersen combined to reduce South Africa to 239 for seven at tea on final day of the second Test at Headingley on Monday but it was almost certainly too late to avert a draw.
Jacques Rudolph’s wicket began the drama in the last over before lunch when he was out leg before wicket.
SOUTH AFRICA (I Innings): 419
ENGLAND (I Innings): 425
SOUTH AFRICA (II innings, O/n: 39/0):
Rudolph lbw Pietersen 69
Smith c Taylor b Pietersen 52
Amla c Cook b Pietersen 28
De Villiers lbw Broad 44
Kallis c Prior b Broad 27
Duminy lbw Broad 0
Philander lbw Broad 6
Petersen (batting) 10
Steyn (batting) 0
Extras (LB-2, W-1) 3
Total (for 7 wkts, 65 overs) 239
Fall of wickets: 1-120, 2-129, 3-182, 4-209, 5-209, 6-223, 7-230.
Bowling: Anderson 18-7-38-0, Broad 15-2-52-4, Finn 14-2-55-0, Bresnan 9-2-40-0, Pietersen 9-1-52-3.