London, July 27 (AFP) Scoreboard at tea on the first day

Scoreboard at tea on the first day

of the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval today:

England 1st Innings

A Cook batting 72

K Jennings c Elgar b Philander 0

T Westley c du Plessis b Morris 25

J Root c de Kock b Philander 29

D Malan b Rabada 1

B Stokes batting 10

Extras (b7, lb3, w2) 12

Total (4 wkts, 52 overs) 149

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-64, 3-113, 4-120

Bowling: Morkel 12-3-35-0; Philander 9-5-8-2; Rabada 13- 4-32-1; Maharaj 7-1-16-0; Morris 11-1-48-1.