South Africa vs England 2017, 3rd Test, Day 4: 5 talking points

#1 Elgar fights back with resilience

Let off by a dropped catch from Jennings, Elgar made a solid half-century

Dean Elgar is in many ways a replica of Graeme Smith. Defiant, with a technique that fits his game perfectly, Elgar has been an underrated force at the top of the order for South Africa since their former beloved skipper retired. With Amla and Du Plessis dismissed, South Africa had little hopes of churning out a draw.

But Dean Elgar re-enforced that belief with a composed half-century, fighting away a terrific Ben Stokes and an immaculate Toby Roland-Jones to emerge out unbeaten at stumps. Much of South Africa's hopes of salvaging a draw from here would rest on rain and Elgar.