LINEOUT STOLEN! Absolute killer. Pieter-Steph du Toit runs away with it and the Boks will wind the clock down. Jantjies into touch, that's it! The Boks win it, and how. A comeback win for the ages and a special moment for Erasmus and Kolisi.

England somehow still in this. Pressed right back near the line until Hughes breaks. Penalty! Daly lashes it to touch. They're 40 metres out, 30 seconds left.

Maybe it's not over. May given space burns Dyantyi, has to get Spencer out the way but scores by the posts. Farrell with a quick conversion, England within three.

Some game for Vermeulen. Another turnover by the No 8, England forced back. And then Snyman rips it away! England beaten up at the breakdown.

It's over! Seven kicks out of 10 tonight for Pollard. Jantjies comes on to replace him. Spencer and Francis on for England.

Great play from Kitshoff! Pins Robshaw in at the ruck and wins a key penalty. Pollard will take a shot and that should put the Boks out of sight.

Taken well by Snyman at the front. Magnificent debut from the Bull. Hughes and Billy carry well, but then England knock on. SA can counter. 

Amazing passes by Pollard and Nkosi, who's hunting a hat-trick.

Quality turnover by Brown saves England! That was desperate. Time running out though for a comeback.

England in a hurry now. Daly pins the Boks back with a kick into the hosts' 22.

England trying to maul their way to the line. Stopped short five out. Cowan-Dickie with a good run. Van der Merwe offside, advantage England. Robshaw just short, then Ford stopped one-on-one. 

Itoje over! He stretches over the top of the ruck to score. Farrell pulls his conversion to the left.

Curry's night is over, he limps off with a knock. Hughes on. Kolisi goes offside and England will kick to the corner.

South Africa rampant. That feels like the winner with 15 minutes left. Dyantyi has a little juggle but scores on debut, a pass from the other debutant Snyman in the left corner. England broken.

High kick by De Klerk who was hit late by Mako... and he's in the bin! England struggling with 15, and now they're down a man.

Pollard finds touch.

Great line by Curry! The flanker makes good yardage before SA rally De Klerk forces a knock-on. What a game he's having.

Boks building well until Snyman knocks on in the tackle. Thumped long by Daly... too long. It goes dead. Scrum for South Africa.

Another kick to Dyantyi, but England knock in the chase. Halfway scrum for the Boks. Sinckler replaced by Williams.

Monster scrum by the Boks! Kitshoff getting stuck into Sinckler. Pollard can go for points... but hits the post! Bounces back England's way and they clear through a Youngs box kick. Misses touch, taken by Vermeulen. England pinned in their half.

Game slowing down, couple of reset scrums for SA. Dyantyi nearly through and throws a wild offload into touch.

Nails it. Boks with a five-point lead and England yet to really get out of their half since we resumed.

Dropout from England, taken by Dyantyi. Vermeulen tackles well by Slade. Curry tries for the turnover but outmuscled. Chip kick by De Klerk, Boks have an advantage for a high tackle (by Itoje on De Klerk) and Pollard will go for the posts again.

Itoje pinged for not rolling away. Penalty number seven against England. Pollard will take a shot... and misses.

Pace dropping a little. Curry is down for some treatment after Daly takes a mark. Safe kick to touch.

Half chance for Dyantyi, can't bring in a wide pass. From there England clear. Bok lineout very solid, won at the tail. They try to maul over halfway. Kick from De Klerk into touch by the corner.

And straight away there's an amazing break by Snyman, the new lock, careering his way up field. Ends with a knock-on just outside England's 22. Chance for England to clear.

And England will hope that swings the momentum back their way. They've been ripped to shreds in that second quarter with Nkosi's double and De Klerk directing traffic.

Farrell knocks that penalty over England trail by two. But they led by 21. Mad half of rugby.

Penalty for England, right on half-time won by Mako. Farrell to take a shot and attempt to cut the gap to two points.

One. Way. Traffic.

Off the lineout England are on the backfoot, Boks keep their width and Le Roux can glide his way through the gap to score! Pollard chips over two more. From 3-24 down the Boks now lead 29-24.

One offload too many for the Boks and Sinckler pounces on the loose ball, Ford clearing. England need half-time to arrive badly.

High tackle by Itoje, penalty count against England rocketing up (remember that from the Six Nations?)

Pollard kicks towards the corner...

England pinged again at the ruck. Lineout for South Africa near halfway. Shields making an early entrance for Isiekwe... doesn't seem injury related.

He's got a double! Wonderful move by the Boks who are well on top. England's big lead demolished.

Space out on the left, and then Dyantyi flicks it back over the top to Nkosi on his inside. The two new wings impressing in attack.

Pollard finds his range again, cutting England's lead to just two. De Klerk's passing game and sniping runs really hurting England.

Sinckler turned over again, by Vermeulen. Pollard to touch. Springboks building here. 

Look at that technique.

Now we've got a game. Boks back within nine points.

Better from the Boks, building phases in England's half. Overlap out wide, Daly stops Nkosi. Turned over! Youngs with a low box kick taken by Pollard. Long passage that will test England's fitness.

Nkosi grubber, Daly has it covered... no he missed it! Nkosi dots down to score on debut!

Boks knock on, pass way behind Vermeulen from De Klerk. A few wrinkles for the home side to sort out. Ford's clearance gets a touch, England onside and rush up to subdue Nkosi. Now wide to Kolisi but the ball goes to ground again, lacking accuracy.

England's defence holds out again, earning a scrum. Daly with a boot upfield... out on the full. Too much behind that one. Boks with a lineout around 35 metres out.

Something for SA, a penalty at the ruck. Kicked to touch in England's 22. Thundering carry by Nkosi down the right wing, and De Klerk snipes over! Itoje tried to go for the ball, lost his footing, and De Klerk ducked under to score. Pollard misses the conversion to the left.

Boks in a huge hole even at this early stage. May's away! Exquisite pass from Ford puts May away, inside to Farrell and England are on fire.

Impressive. Boks struggling on that right win defensively, a cut-out pass giving Daly all the time in the world to dive over in the corner. Amazing start for England. Farrell curls it around from the left.

England's turn to attack, Brown getting lots of touches. Slade does superbly, offload out the back from the ground to Brown again. England building phases in the SA 22.

Easy chance and Pollard chips that over. Springboks on the board.

De Klerk trying to raise the tempo. Big runs. Wide to Nkosi but Brown gets him despite the step infield. Back for a penalty to the Boks for not rolling away. They'll take a shot.

Boks win a turnover penalty on Sinckler. Pollard drills it up to the England 22. Free-kick SA, England closing the gap. They'll have a scrum.

All going wrong for the Boks. Louw pinged for binding on the arm. Farrell clears to touch around halfway.

Billy knocks on under restart. That'll give South Africa a foothold, a scrum inside England's 22.

Right out on the touchline and he sinks it. This is a properly sensational start.

Break from May! Over halfway down the right wing inside to Young. Recycled and a few phases later SA fall for a Vunipola decoy, giving Brown space on the left wing. He steps inside Pollard and finishes in the corner through the tackle of De Allende!

Wow. Made that comfortably from 60 metres. England with an instant lead and that's given the Boks a warning.

Pollard fires it deep. Brown almost bundled into touch but stays in. Youngs with a box kick, taken by Vermeulen. Boks attacking from 40 metres out. Penalty England! Du Preez off his feet. Daly, not Farrell interestingly, uses that big boot to... take a shot! He must be 60 out.

Ellis Park is some ground, sweeping aerial views being supplied by Supersport. Time for kick-off. Both captains, Kolisi and Farrell, looking very relaxed.

Six on his back, the same number Francois Pienaar wore here in the Rugby World Cup final 23 years ago. An enormous moment for South Africa.

Snacks, beverages: go prep yourself. Eddie's ready.

Siya Kolisi today becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks in a Test match. His rise has been quite remarkable, as Mick Cleary explores here.

Here's Kolisi with his wife Rachel and their two children.

Confused by this selection? The esteemed Charlie Morgan has broken down why Eddie Jones has picked one of his vice-captains out wide.

Here are Will Greenwood's 10 things that he wants to see from England over the three Tests.

As the Six Nations went down the Suwannee, I was increasingly aware that while the England pack was huge, there were only two top class international ball handling rugby forwards: Mako Vunipola and George Kruis. 

Gavin Mairs here on South Africa's toughest ground.

Originally built in 1928, the stands rise up steeply, creating an intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams. France are the last northern hemisphere side to win there, back in 2001.

Luke Pearce took charge of New Zealand's win over France this morning, but there was one major talking point.

Afternoon all. Not sure how much you believe in omens but so far on Saturday it's 3-0 to the non-Six Nations sides after wins for Japan, New Zealand and Australia over Italy, France and Ireland.

Perhaps can England can buck that trend. There has been no English win on South African soil going all the way back to 2000.

I spoke to Leon Lloyd this week, who came off the bench to win his second cap in that Test, and here's what he had to say about the occasion:

“South Africa away is one of the toughest places I have ever toured. Those who have not been down there before will certainly know about it afterwards,” Lloyd said.

“The recent results might not show it, but England should head down there with confidence. I hadn’t realised in 2000 that we had not won there for some time, so they should not go down there thinking that. 

“England will be underdogs, but you want to be in that role going down to places like that because then all the pressure is on South Africa. Despite those defeats, this is a chance to put things right. It’s a good time to tour there.”

Turning attention to the teams, there are no new caps for England in their starting XV but one on the bench in Brad Shields, the Hurricanes captain who joins Wasps next season.

South Africa meanwhile have three: wings S’busiso Nkosi, Aphiwe Dyantyi (the latter is rapid by the way) along with lock RG Snyman.

South Africa: Willie le Roux; Sibusiso Nkosi, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Aphiwe Dyantyi; Handre Pollard, Faf de Klerk; Duane Vermeulen, Jean-Luc du Preez, Siya Kolisi (capt); Franco Mostert, RG Snyman; Trevor Nyakane/Wilco Louw, Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements: Akker van der Merwe, Steven Kitshoff, Wilco Louw/Thomas du Toit, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Ivan van Zyl, Elton Jantjies, Warrick Gelant

England: Elliot Daly; Jonny May, Henry Slade, Owen Farrell, Mike Brown; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Nick Isiekwe, Chris Robshaw, Tom Curry, Billy Vunipola
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Joe Marler, Harry Williams, Brad Shields, Nathan Hughes, Ben Spencer, Piers Francis, Denny Solomona