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England's Monty Panesar celebrates after claiming the wicket of South Africa's Neil McKenzie during the third day of the first Test at Lord's yesterday.

LONDON (AP):

SPINNER MONTY Panesar took four wickets for 74 yesterday to help England dismiss South Africa for 247 and force the tourists to follow on at Lord's on the third day of the first Test.

After finishing 147 runs short of avoiding the follow-on, openers Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie then survived the final four overs of the day in South Africa's second innings.

South Africa ended the day on 13-0 - still 333 runs behind England's first innings total of 593-8.

Panesar and part-time spinner Kevin Pietersen shared the unusual role of opening the bowling for England in the second innings, with the faster bowlers not allowed in deteriorating light. Smith will resume today on eight with McKenzie on one.

South Africa's first innings was based on Ashwell Prince's 101 in his first match against England.

Prince put on 42 for the ninth wicket with Dale Steyn before he flashed outside the off stump to be caught behind off Ryan Sidebottom.

Only four South Africans managed double figures, including the unorthodox Steyn who made 19 before holing out off Pietersen.

Lost batsmen

Having being reduced to 83-4 after McKenzie was bowled round his legs for 40, Prince and A.B. de Villiers took the total to 161 when Panesar struck in his second spell. He had De Villiers caught brilliantly at mid on by James Anderson for 42 and then accounted for Morne Morkel (six) and Paul Harris (six) in quick succession.

In between that, South Africa lost their last recognised batsman in Mark Boucher, who was bowled by Stuart Broad off an inside edge for four.

Prince continued to resist, mixing solid defence with blistering cuts and drives. When his innings eventually ended, he had occupied the crease for nearly five hours, striking 13 fours and a six.

While Panesar was the pick of the bowlers after lunch, it was the seamers who brought England wickets in the morning session. Unlike their South African counterparts, the England pacemen bowled a far fuller length to take advantage of the ideal seam-bowling conditions.