James Anderson made the breakthrough as England pressed for a series-levelling win over South Africa in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Proteas were 88-3 in their second innings at lunch on the third day, still 176 runs adrift of England's first innings 415-9 declared -- a total built on Ben Foakes's 113 not out and Ben Stokes's 103, his first hundred since being appointed England captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anderson, starring yet again from the end named after him on his Lancashire home ground, had interval figures of 1-15 in seven overs, with fellow pacemen Stuart Broad (1-16 in six) and the recalled Ollie Robinson (1-26 in 10) in the wickets as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Keegan Petersen was 20 not out and Rassie van der Dussen 14 not out<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa resumed on 23-0, facing a huge task to preserve a 1-0 lead in this three-match series after an innings and 12-run rout of England in the first Test at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But nine overs into Saturday's play both their openers had been dismissed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa captain Dean Elgar fell without addition to his overnight 11 when he was clean bowled by a full-length delivery from 40-year-old England great Anderson that held its line and kept a touch low before sending the left-handed opener's off-stump cartwheeling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa's 33-1 soon became 39-2 when Elgar's fellow left-handed opener Sarel Erwee, who had taken his 12 not out at Friday's close to 25, played a curious shot that was neither a leave nor defensive stroke to edge a full-length Robinson delivery from around the wicket to wicketkeeper Foakes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa were almost 44-3 when Broad bowled the struggling Aiden Markram for a duck with a superb delivery that angled in, beat the outside edge and disturbed the off bail only to be denied the wicket by a marginal, but correct, no-ball ruling by third umpire Nitin Menon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n