New England captain Kevin Pietersen tosses the coin and loses; South Africa opt to bat first at The Oval

England are led onto the pitch by Pietersen to the sounds of Jerusalem

Steve Harmison, back in the Test fold, sees his first delivery to Graeme Smith dropped by Alastair Cook at gully

Smith is lucky when he is dropped first ball but then unlucky when he gets hit in a "delicate" spot

Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose is also in the wars when a Harmison delivery hits him in the mouth

England get the breakthrough thanks to Andrew Flintoff, who tempts Neil McKenzie to edge to Cook - South Africa 56-1

After piling on the runs after lunch, South Africa are stopped in their tracks by Harmison who dismisses Smith and Amla in successive balls

Hashim Amla's stump is uprooted by a 93mph yorker by Harmison to leave South Africa 103-3

James Anderson gets among the wickets when he dismisses Jacques Kallis lbw for two as South Africa struggle to 105-4

Mark Boucher watches his dismissal on the replay screen after he nicks one to the wicketkeeper, South Africa in trouble on 132-6

Monty Panesar strikes with his third ball to end AB De Villiers' innings and South Africa go into tea 158-7

Stuart Broad was punished in his first spell but he fights back to take two wickets as South Africa are dismissed for 194

England's reply does not get off to a good start as opener Andrew Strauss edges a Makhaya Ntini delivery to Smith in the slips for 6, England 7-1

England close on 49-1, 145 runs behind, with Pietersen applauding Cook and Ian Bell off the pitch