Moores upbeat on England chances

Moores says England's recent recoveries can serve as an inspiration

England coach Peter Moores believes his team are capable of turning around South Africa's advantage to claim an unlikely victory in the second Test.

The tourists ended day two at Headingley with a first-innings lead of 119 and England face an uphill task to avoid falling 1-0 down in the series.

But an optimistic Moores said: "I think we can still win it.

"We've got to come back tomorrow, put them under pressure and take early wickets to stay in the game."

An unbeaten 179-run partnership between Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers saw South Africa breeze past England's 203 and they look set for a huge total.

England took just one wicket all day, Darren Pattinson dubiously trapping Hashim Amla lbw, with the pace attack finding next to no movement and Monty Panesar, the spinner, finding negligible turn.

But Moores pointed to the way England overcame a disappointing start to beat New Zealand in Napier last winter and likewise against the Kiwis at Old Trafford in May

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"Over the last three or four months we've found ourselves in a few tough situations and one of the traits of the team is that they've fought very hard to get out of it - places like Napier and Old Trafford," he said.

"When it has been very tough we've somehow managed to find a way back into the game and put the opposition under pressure.

"That's what we've got to do tomorrow - get some wickets and what we do know is if we can get down to the lower order here we can put them under pressure, especially with Fred (Andrew Flintoff), who provide a bit of extra pace.

"We have to reduce their lead, bat very well in the second innings and we always know that chasing at Headingley can be hard work if you've got some sort of score on the board."

Amla was unfortunate to be given out - Daryl Harper rose his finger despite Pattinson's delivery looking set to miss leg stump - but the number three was delighted with how day two turned out for South Africa.

"It has been a very good day and we'll certainly go home tonight feeling good about tomorrow," said Amla.

"We're going to try and bat for as long as possible. It was a great day only losing one wicket today.

"So we're going to try and increase our lead to a really substantial amount and hopefully try and put the English guys under pressure."