Hashim Amla's classy century put South Africa in the driving seat at Centurion, leaving England with a target of 364 to win.
The tourists will view day four as a missed opportunity. After making quick inroads with the dismissals of Graeme Smith, Paul Harris and Jacques Kallis, their victory bid was derailed by Amla (100), AB de Villiers (64) and then wicketkeeper Mark Boucher (63*). Jimmy Anderson led the English attack with four wickets.
Faced with such a daunting target, the last thing England needed was to lose an early wicket. There was time for just six overs before the close but South Africa struck a key blow as Morne Morkel had Andrew Strauss caught behind by Boucher for just 1.
The tourists closed on 11-1 and have an uphill battle on their hands on day five if they are to save the First Test.
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