SA on top after Amla leads the way

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jan-2016Then, two balls later, he removed AB de Villiers for his first pair in Test cricket•Getty ImagesJP Duminy, under pressure at No. 5, helped steady South Africa’s innings•Getty ImagesHashim Amla followed his first-innings ton with a much more grafting, but equally important, innings•AFPHard yards: Ben Stokes bowled a 10-over spell before lunch and accounted for Duminy•Getty ImagesAmla pressed on towards what would have been his second hundred of the match•Getty ImagesHe went to tea on 96, after accumulating with caution•Gallo Images… having added 117 for the fifth wicket with Temba Bavuma•Gallo ImagesBavuma compiled another attractive half-century•Gallo ImagesBut, with rain looming, Amla fell without addition in the first over after the break. The weather then caused a delay before South Africa declared, setting England 382 to win•Gallo ImagesAlex Hales’ series came to an end with a single-figure score, trapped lbw by Kagiso Rabada•Getty ImagesMorne Morkel’s instinctive catch off his own bowling removed Alastair Cook•AFPThat left England 8 for 2 and Nick Compton followed soon, a second wicket for Rabada•Getty ImagesJoe Root battled to the close alongside James Taylor but England still had plenty of work to do•Getty Images