England will be looking bounce back when they take on South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town.
Joe Roots men were hit by illness and poor form in the opening clash of their winter tour and went on to suffer a heavy defeat.
The tourists collapsed to a 107 run loss and must now respond in the second Test of the four-match series.
Joe Root’s England must bounce back in their second Test against South Africa
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talkSPORT 2 will bring you full coverage of the match and England legend Kevin Pietersen will be joining our commentary team at the PPC Newlands Cricket Ground.
England are sweating on the fitness of Jofra Archer and Rory Burns.
Paceman Archer was unable to bowl in practice on Wednesday due to a sore right elbow, while opening batsman Burns limped out of the squad’s pre-training football match.
Joe Root also confirmed on Wednesday that two squad members were unavailable for selection. Fast bowler Mark Wood has yet to work back to match fitness and spinner Jack Leach is not being considered after being badly affected by illness.
England vs South Africa: How to listen
Every match of the tour will be live on the talkSPORT network and you can catch exclusive commentary of the second Test on talkSPORT 2.
Coverage of day four begins with Mark Butcher at 7:30am UK time, with the action getting under way at 8:30am.
You can listen to all the action by clicking here or clicking the radio player below.
England vs South Africa: Squads
England Test squad: Joe Root (capt), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Pope (wk), Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Dom Bess.
South Africa Test squad: F Du Plessis (capt), T Bavuma, Q De Kock (wkt), D Elgar, B Hendricks, K Maharaj, P Malan, A Markram, Z Hamza, A Nortje, D Paterson, A Phehlukwayo, V Philander, D Pretorius, K Rabada, R Second (wkt), R Van Der Dussen.
England failed to recover from a first innings collapse in the first Test
England vs South Africa: Tour dates

December 26-30, 1st Test, Centurion – South Africa won by 107 runs
January 3-7, 2nd Test, Cape Town (08:30 GMT)
January 16-20, 3rd Test, Port Elizabeth (08:00 GMT)
January 24-28, 4th Test, Johannesburg (08:00 GMT)
January 31, v SA Invitation XI, Paarl (08:00 GMT)
February 1, v South Africa A, Paarl (08:00 GMT)
February 4, 1st ODI, Cape Town (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
February 7, 2nd ODI, Durban (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
February 9, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg (08:00 GMT)
February 12, 1st Twenty20 international, East London (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
February 14, 2nd Twenty20 international, Durban (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
February 16, 3rd Twenty20 international, Centurion (12:30 GMT)

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