3.01pm Well ... gosh. It all looked so cushty when Jamie Smith boshed back-to-back boundaries in the first over. Even at 44 for 1 with Joe Root looking creamy, a big total was surely on the cards. But then South Africa got busy... Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi made the early incisions, but it was Wiaan Mulder's three-for and Keshav Maharaj's 4 for 22 that wrecked the innings. Three catches for Rickelton behind the stumps, and two very sharp takes at slip from Markram. A careless run-out for Harry Brook and some deeply floppy batting from the lower-middle order. Jamie Smith's fifty at least gives a nominal target to defend. But honestly... Alan will be here for the restart.

Mustafa Moudi: "England thought this is a 50 overs game, so they played 25 overs and let South Africa play 25 overs :P"

DaWolf: "This would be a bad Hundred score. Last match here saw 139 chased down with ease!"

Brad : "Is it a bad batting surface or have SA just bowled really well ? " Umm... there is a third option! England batted appallingly...