South Africa struck three times after lunch to restrict England to 147 for four at tea on the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford.
After the host reached 67 for one at lunch, having lost opener Keaton Jennings for 17, Alastair Cook and Tom Westley looked well set for the afternoon session with the sunshine finally breaking through the dark clouds.
But half an hour after the re-start, spinner Keshav Maharaj got reward for his persistence when he tempted Cook into a drive and his edge was snaffled up by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Cook had made 46 from 103 deliveries and the celebrations from the South African fielders emphasised the value of his wicket.
England was 92 for three and in need of some consolidation which it received with skipper Joe Root and Dawid Malan building a 52-run partnership. But shortly before tea, Malan (18) chased a wide delivery from Morne Morkel, flashing an edge to Faf du Plessis at second slip.
Before lunch, left-hander Jennings, who has yet to reach a half-century in this series, edged Duane Olivier to keeper Quinton de Kock, with the moving ball on off stump again proving his downfall.