Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"There were a lot of English people who'd travelled to watch the game and we thought, fair play, what a great gesture for South Africa to make a game of it. 

"We certainly didn't feel there was anything wrong at the time. But looking back you have to think: South Africa were quite a dour team, they didn't go around giving away Test matches."

Gary, Wirral: You've got two big games going on right now, one in Centurion and the other at the MCG. I didnt think I would ever say this, but I'm watching the Big Bash and occasionally following the Test match reading Stephan's updates. I'm not saying test cricket is dead but the future is T20 cricket, and this is the painful bit, the Aussies have nailed it with the Big Bash.

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While his former teammates are on top in Centurion, legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is playing for Sydney Thunder against Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Kallis and Australian left-hander Usman Khawaja shared an opening stand of 86 in nine overs but he has just gone for 28 off 27 balls, Khawaja still there on 52 with the Thunder on 91-1 after 10 overs in search of 177.

Kevin Pietersen hit five sixes in 74 from 39 balls for the Stars, with Sussex captain Luke Wright adding two fours and a six in his 23.  

Mark Boucher
Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

"From a guy who has been through it all, looking at how players are being allowed back into the sport now after being caught match-fixing, I wonder how serious are our warnings about getting involved? You can be caught, spend five years out, and then you are back in again."  

John Webster: Kagiso Rabada. A cricketing world star is born.

Robert Jones: 1. Rabada is a quality bowler and a Steynless future doesn't look too bad. 2. Woakes now has a big chance to justify himself.

Mark Boucher
Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

"It was a shock to us all. it was a really bad situation for young cricketers to be in.

"When you spend so much time with your team-mates they become like brothers. Yes Hansie Cronje disappointed us, he did apologise to us and we forgave him."

Jon Dunn: Ah, the good old fashioned England batting collapse.

Adam: It's all very well looking busy and being attacking, but Taylor needs to start backing up his talent with something more substantial that 20s and 30s and the odd 60. 

T C: Taylor and Hales out brainlessly on a spicy pitch. Well played to SA for really prising out Cook, Root, Compton and Bairstow.  

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Remember, TMS is reflecting on the infamous 'leather jacket Test' of 2000, when South Africa captain Hansie Cronje ensured the final match against England did not end in a draw.

Daniel Fellows: That should be James Taylor's last shot in Test cricket. Even Geoffrey's mum wouldn't have attempted that. England slipping...

Finn Illsley-Kemp: I backed Taylor, but that shot suggests he hasn't got the bottle for this.

England 211-6 (72 overs) - trail by 264

Batsman: Stokes 1* (3)

Fall of wickets: 22-1 (Hales 15), 78-2 (Compton 19), 177-3 (Cook 76), 208-4 (Root 76), 211-5 (Taylor 14), 211-6 (Bairstow 0)

Bowling figures: Abbott 16-8-26-0, Rabada 20-6-75-6, Piedt 16-1-48-0, Morkel 16-3-40-1, Elgar 4-0-3-0

South Africa 475: De Kock 129*, S Cook 115, Amla 109; Stokes 4-86

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England have lost 4-34 in the second hour of the morning. Before then, it was going well, but with the nagging doubt that the pitch and the South Africa attack could bear their teeth at any point. In the hunt, Cook, Root and Bairstow were simply outrun. Taylor just meekly surrendered.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"There were three guys out there who got out from good balls but what James Taylor did was as pathetic and poor as Alex Hales' shot last night.

"Somebody has to sit him down and tell him, 'This is not the way if you are going to progress in Test match cricket.' Five minutes before lunch, you're hooking above your head. Even if you hit it they've got two men out.

"England have let South Africa in. The gates are open now."

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The Bairstow wicket makes Taylor's shot all the more horrific. Bairstow got a good ball early in his innings, which can happen to anyone. If Taylor hasn't played that horrid hook, Bairstow wouldn't have been in before lunch. The little man of the England batting line-up might well be eating lunch alone in the corner of the dressing room.

Well bowled, Kagiso Rabada. Consistently he has probed the channel outside off stump, praying on the uncertainty of the batsmen, nipping the ball around and taking advantage of an uneven bounce. He's taken five of the six to fall and currently has career-best figures.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"That got really big on him - I don't think Jonny Bairstow left his bat out, it was just very well bowled by Kagiso Rabada again. They have done everything dead right this morning, South Africa. And Rabada is getting a proper applause. He's been excellent."

Bill Ainsworth: Utterly stupid shot from James Taylor.

England have lost 3-34. Whereas Cook and Root had to be got out by good balls, Taylor tossed his wicket away. The tourists are right up against it now, miles behind with only five wickets in hand. What made Taylor's dismissal even worse was that the plan was obvious. There were two men on the hook and a short leg. Rabada could have told Taylor he was going to bowl short. Jonny Bairstow the new man...

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Shocking shot. He tried that against Morne Morkel and I was thinking to myself: Hang on you've just lost your captain. And now he goes and does it again. That sort of thinking is not good enough for Test cricket."