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Photos: England v South Africa - Day One

Day One

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Kevin Pietersen congratulates Ian Bell on his fifty
Pietersen congratulates Bell on his patient fifty
Pietersen settled in and started to play his shots
Once settled, Pietersen started to play his shots

Kevin Pietersen batted patiently
Pietersen batted on patiently despite that unsettling start - easing to his fifty
Ian Bell plays a text book front foot drive
Ian Bell played his strokes when he could, including this front foot drive

Kevin Pietersen misjudges one from Dale Steyn and ducks into it
Kevin Pietersen struggled against a fired-up Steyn, ducking into this 89mph delivery
Morne Morkel celebrates the wicket of Alastair Cook
Morne Morkel then had Cook caught in a flurry of wickets

Michael Vaughan had his stumps rearranged by Dale Steyn
Michael Vaughan soon followed when Dale Steyn's pace made a mess of his stumps
Andrew Strauss fell, LBW to Morne Morkel
Andrew Strauss fell short of his fifty when Morne Morkel trapped him LBW

Dale Steyn toils in the South Africa bowling attack
Dale Steyn bowled with good pace but little reward for South Africa
Alastair Cook batted well to bring up his 31st Test match fifty
Cook picked his strokes well, moving to his 31st Test fifty

Alastair Cook, batting for England on day one of the Test against South Africa
Alastair Cook kept the scoreboard ticking over with some neat drop and run shots
Andrew Strauss opening the batting for England on day one of the Test against South Africa
Andrew Strauss opened the batting for England - taking time to size-up the Proteas' attack

Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen play touch-rugby as part of the warm-up
Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen join a game of touch-rugby in the warm-up
Stuart Broad and Michael Vaughan exchange a few words before the match
Stuart Broad and England captain, Michael Vaughan will hope for a good start