England have established a 36-run first innings lead over South Africa in the series decider at the Oval, with Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad and Ollie Pope all starring for the hosts.
After cricket had paid a touching tribute to the Queen, England very quickly got amongst the wickets as they bowled the Proteas out for just 118 in 36.2 overs. Robinson was the chief destroyer with the new ball, picking up 4-21 in a brilliant opening spell as he removed Proteas skipper Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreyne and Wiaan Mulder.
James Anderson and Broad also picked up one wicket apiece, with Anderson getting Sarel Erwee caught behind and Broad doing the same to dismiss Ryan Rickelton as England reduced South Africa to 36-6 inside 12 overs.
Khaya Zondo, playing his first Test innings, and Marco Jansen then shared a partnership which ensured South Africa avoided getting bowled out for their lowest total in 65 years. The pair doubled South Africa's total, putting on 36 runs for the seventh wicket.
Their resistance was ended when Zondo fell to Broad for 23, before Robinson removed Jansen for 30 to complete a well-deserved five-wicket haul. Broad then picked up the final two wickets as South Africa were bowled out for just 118.
In response, Jansen was the star of the show with the ball as he took 4-34 with England reaching 154-7 at the close. He dismissed both openers inside the first ten overs, Jansen bowling Alex Lees for a quickfire 13 and then pinning Zak Crawley lbw after another difficult innings.
He also removed both Joe Root and debutant Harry Brook before bad light ended the day's play early. However, England were able to establish a lead thanks to Pope's confident 67, with the 24-year-old barely batting fluently before nicking off to Kagiso Rabada.
Rabada also dismissed Broad before the close, ending with figures of 2-78 from 11.4 overs after an uncharacteristically poor start with the new ball. England captain Ben Stokes was the only other wicket to fall on day three, with Anrich Nortje dismissing him for six after a reckless innings.
Here are six talking points from the day's play...
Cricket's moving tribute to the Queen
With the Test resuming after a day of mourning on Friday following the Queen's death, cricket paid an emotional tribute before the start of play. The two teams came out of the dressing rooms to a military guard of honour before the entire ground impeccably observed minute's silence.
The two teams then sang their respective national anthems, with England singing 'God Save The King' for the first time. Both sides will also be wearing black armbands for the rest of the match.
"It has been very sad news for not only the nation but the world," England captain Stokes said told Sky Sports. "She is someone who dedicated their life to the nation, and that is something we can take incredible inspiration from.
"We are honoured to be able to walk out in memory of the Queen. We know how much she loved the sport. We know the show must go on.
"Sport is something that brings people together. I'm sure she will be proud that we're walking out in her honour."
Robinson continues to impress
Having made his first England appearance since the Ashes in the previous Test at Old Trafford, Robinson picked up five wickets in the match and looked much improved from when he last featured. The 28-year-old's fitness was criticised by England bowling coach Jon Lewis during the Ashes, an issue he now seems to have addressed.
Robinson says he has become "a bit of a gym freak now" and his hard work has paid dividends, with England entrusting him to take the new ball ahead of Broad. And he made perfect use of the new ball at the Oval, bowling a brilliant eight over opening spell which saw him pick up 4-21.
It took just three (legitimate) deliveries for Robinson to uproot Elgar's off stump before he promptly repeated the trick to remove Petersen. He also got Verreyne and Mulder caught behind, with his opening spell the best for England in the first innings of a Test since Broad's iconic 8-15 against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2015.
Robinson then returned to pick up his third five-wicket haul for England by getting Jansen caught at slip for 30. "Ollie Robinson was brilliant," former England bowler Jonathan Agnew said on BBC Test Match Special. "He's been back to his best this series, or better than that."
South Africa's brittle batting
Aside from captain Elgar, the remaining members of South Africa's top seven began this match having played just 38 Tests between them, with Verreyne and Mulder the most experienced with ten.
They had attempted to strengthen their batting by dropping the woefully out-of-form Aiden Markram, recalling Jansen for Simon Harmer and replacing Lungi Ngidi with all-rounder Mulder.
However, South Africa were promptly skittled by a rampant England for 118 in just 36.2 overs, the shortest opening innings of an Oval Test since Don Bradman's final international in 1948. It also means their frontline batters have only managed one half-century in four innings so far this series - Erwee's hard fought 73 in the first Test at Lord's.
Speaking before the Test, Petersen admitted some players felt they were playing for their place in the side. "I don't think we want to think that way [but] as an individual you're probably going to feel that way," he said.
Broad equals McGrath record
Having picked up 4-41 from 12.2 overs, Broad has now drawn level with Australia legend Glenn McGrath on 563 Test wickets. It means he is now the joint fifth leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket and joint second among seamers behind Anderson.
Broad was in impressive form with the ball, having been introduced into the attack as first change and picking up the wicket of Rickleton in his first over. He also broke the burgeoning partnership between Zondo and Jansen, before wrapping up the tail by dismissing Maharaj and Nortje.
"Stuart Broad is a real handful at the moment," former England spinner Vic Marks said on BBC Test Match Special. "He is moving the ball off the pitch and getting a bit of extra bounce. He is in great rhythm."
Crawley's woes continue
After playing a more watchful innings of 38 off 101 balls that helped lay the platform for Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes to score hundreds in the second Test at Old Trafford, Crawley really struggled at the Oval.
While he was able to battle to a score two weeks ago, Crawley managed just five runs off 34 balls this time around in an innings former England captain Nasser Hussain described as "torrid". He ultimately fell lbw to Jansen after missing a straight one, before inexplicably wasting a review in the hope he would be given an extra life.
So far this summer, Crawley has scored 207 runs at an average of 17.25 and averages just 25.88 in his Test career after 50 innings. Speaking on commentary for Sky Sports about Crawley's dismissal, Hussain said: "That looked absolutely plumb. If there's no inside edge that's plumb [but] he's going to have a look. Poor shot, poor review really. That was absolutely plumb."
Pope stars at home
On his home ground, Pope played a fluent innings where he made 67 of England's 154 runs. He has an excellent record batting at the Oval for his county Surrey and also averages 62 in nine Test innings against South Africa.
Since being promoted to number three, a position he had never batted in before this summer, Pope has scored 445 runs at an average of 47.08. That has included a brilliant 145 against New Zealand, as well as three half-centuries.
"This is such a valuable innings in a low-scoring affair," former South Africa bowler Vernon Philander said of Pope's innings. "The thing I really liked about Pope was he was really busy. We always talk about a positive mindset and I think he's almost invented his own way of being positive, looking to rotate the strike and when the loose ball presented itself scoring off it."
