Vernon Philander struck early on day four when he breached through the defences of Keaton Jennings.

Gary Ballance was next to depart, a successful DRS review for South Africa overturning an LBW call.

Alastair Cook started tentatively but soon settled into a rhythm with a succession of well-timed shots.

Chris Morris dealt the biggest blow of the day when he castled Joe Root with a superb yorker.

Alastair Cook fell soon after to Chris Morris as England lost four wickets by Lunch.

Ben Stokes, the last big hope for England, became Philander's third victim.

Keshav Maharaj picked up three wickets, one of them Moeen Ali, who fell to a well-laid trap.

Duanne Olivier picked up the last two wickets to seal a 340-run victory for South Africa.

Joe Root tasted defeat for the first time as full-time England Test captain. It was only his second game in charge.

Vernon Philander was named Man of the Match for his all-round efforts in the series-levelling win.