Matt Prior does best to defy Dale Steyn fightback for South Africa Counter-attacking Matt Prior pushed England up to 385 all out, despite a Dale Steyn-inspired fightback from South Africa on day two of the first Investec Test. A resurgent Steyn removed England centurion Alastair Cook, and then Ravi Bopara for a duck, among four wickets for only 59 runs this morning. But as black clouds somehow skirted the Kia Oval, and presumably dumped their contents nearby, Prior (60) still helped England from their start-of-play 267 for three to within sight of 400 when they were all out in mid-afternoon. Cook (115) dug in throughout yesterday, but the game changed in two successive wicket maidens from Steyn. The seamless accumulation of day one was replaced by England's struggle to retain control as Steyn upped the ante and then Jacques Kallis stifled resistance in murky light. South Africa's world premier fast bowler had a point to prove, and wasted little time doing so. It was a frustratingly soft dismissal, and left Ian Bell and new batsman Prior with much work to do to try to re-establish England's dominance. Prior had given a chance to gully on 17, Jacques Rudolph unable to complete a diving catch low to his left off Morne Morkel. Then Bresnan succumbed in Imran Tahir's first over, edging down on to his stumps as he tried to force a leg-break into the off-side off the back foot. So it remained, despite a typically fluent and resourceful 75-ball half-century from Prior - completed with his ninth boundary, driven between bowler and mid-on off Vernon Philander. Prior lost his chum Stuart Broad, another bowled by one that just clipped the bails - this time from Philander. Prior went himself, edging Morkel (four for 72) behind as he looked for his trademark off-side outlet, and last man James Anderson became stand-in wicketkeeper AB de Villiers' fifth catch of the innings in the same over. But England's last three wickets had nonetheless accrued a decidedly handy 72 runs. In 11 overs up to tea, England struck once with the new ball. Anderson snaked an inswinger through Petersen's defences, to the back pad, to have him lbw for nought. Anderson and Broad continued to provide an exacting test. But from one for one, captain Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla worked hard to see the tourists to 25 without further loss.