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Centurion: South Africa were superb, they recognised the slightest hint of an opportunity when Pietersen ran himself out, and burst through to open up the Test match.
Graeme Swann, saved Strauss's blushes in South Africa's first innings, with five wickets before rescuing England from 242 for 8, with a sparkling 85, and is awarded with man of the match for his efforts.
Well, what sublime Test-match drama. At tea England were entertaining thoughts of a late run chase, with Pietersen and Trott going along well. Then a suicidal run out and some inspired new-ball bowling from Freidel de Wet on debut, blasted through England's middle order and tail. Collingwood, man cut entirely from steel, stood firm throughout.
The visitors resumed on 11-1 needing a distant 364 but two wickets fell in the first 13 overs before Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott calmly shared 145.
But Pietersen (81) inexplicably called for a run and Trott stood his ground.
Trott made 69 before debutant Friedel de Wet struck three times as South Africa took 5-13 but Graham Onions held on as England finished on 228-9.
Having slumped to 27-3, the fourth-wicket partnership left all four results still possible at the tea interval, with 195 needed from the remaining 35 overs.
Even after Pietersen's needless dismissal, Trott's resolute maiden fifty, to add to his century on his debut in the final Ashes Test last summer, looked to have guided England to a comfortable draw.
The South Africans took the second new ball at the start of the final hour almost as a token final gamble, but De Wet, regularly bowling in excess of 90mph, captured 3-2 in four overs.
Slow left-armer Paul Harris took the eighth wicket when Stuart Broad was clearly caught behind, a decision upheld after a replay borne out of sheer desperation, and there were 44 balls of the match remaining.
Hero of the first innings Graeme Swann was then trapped plumb lbw by Morne Morkel, the final referral used of out of even greater despair and quickly rejected, leaving three overs and one ball for last man Onions to survive with his Durham colleague Collingwood.
The final over was set for Makhaya Ntini, in his 100th Test, but Onions defended resolutely, keeping out one that kept low and would have defeated many a top order player, and England escaped to ensure the series heads to Durban for the Boxing Day Test with the series still 0-0.
Brief scores
South Africa: 418 (Kallis 120, Swann 5-110) and 301 for 6 dec (Amla 100)
England: 356 (Swann 81, Harris 5-123) and 228 for 9 (Pietersen 81, Trott 69)
Results: Drawn
MOM: GP Swann (England)
