Summary

  • England - set 382 to win - close on 52-3

  • Hales, Cook & Compton fall cheaply

  • England must bat out final day to draw

  • SA 248-5 dec: Amla 96, Bavuma 78*

  • England lead 2-0 in four-Test series

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt

  1. You know the prospect of play is unlikely when TV goes to highlights. They've chosen the South Africa first innings. I could commentate on this, just to see if England's bowling or catching gets any better...

  2. What do we think of this then? Likely to play again today, or call it off and come back tomorrow? No news at the moment. Trevor Bayliss, in ceremonial headdress, continues to lead the England rain dance.  

  5. Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    Gulam BodiGetty Images

    "If no matches have actually been fixed - as they say - then that would be good, but if any players accepted money and then didn't go through with the plan, that in my mind would be just as guilty.

    "Bodi has co-operated, and so the other people involved in this will be named. At the moment it is a civil case, but the NCA will then decide if they want to invoke a clause that came in after the Cronje situation."

  6. Mark Boucher
    Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    "Having been part of the King Commission, I'm a little bit disappointed by the outcome, but I do believe it will go further than this. Could it go to court? Will it be a criminal case as well? 

    "The offence is worse nowadays because there is more education about it. You sign contracts and know what will happen to you if you are involved in match-fixing."

  7. Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    "The hope now is that the players who accepted offers will be caught and the investigation will be concluded quickly. 

    "Around the press box, many names have been mentioned, I'm sure many are innocent and many are only guilty of lesser crime of non-disclosure to the authorities." 

  8. 'Match-fixers should be out of the game for good'

    Mark Boucher
    Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's not good for the game of cricket. I'm very strong on this - if you get caught, cheers, you're out of the game for good. I don't want to see anyone who has been caught back in the game of cricket."

  9. Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    "The charge sheet that was written up extends to 13 pages, there is a number of approach and allegations. 

    "We don't know if Bodi said the whole thing is correct. That's where the investigation starts now. Every single one of the approaches, every player who is named - and many have already been questioned - will be investigated."

  10. 'Match-fixers should be banned for life'

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "The only way to stamp corruption out of cricket is a life ban. Why 20 years? A life ban is the only message to send. They've said that they don't believe any matches were fixed, that they caught him in the planning stage, but these people should never be involved again. It's the only way to stop them."

  11. Neil Manthorp
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It came as a surprise that he admitted guilt so quickly. It was expected that he would try and somehow mount a defence. Obviously the evidence was overwhelming, and I also suspect he has agreed to participate in return for something. I imagine that would have been a guarantee there would be no criminal proceedings, and possible jail time."

  12. Bodi banned for 20 years

    Gulam BodiGetty Images

    Former South Africa batsman Gulam Bodi has been banned from cricket for 20 years by Cricket South Africa for trying to fix matches.

    The 37-year-old, who played two one-day internationals and a Twenty20, admitted "contriving or attempting to fix matches" in the 2015 Ram Slam, South Africa's domestic Twenty20 competition.

    CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat said: "There is no doubt that Mr Bodi’s actions have threatened the integrity and image of the game that we love and he must be handed a strong punishment."

    Lorgat said no matches were fixed after "several players rejected his approaches". Five years of his ban have been suspended.

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  13. In light of that potential long delay, let's talk about this....

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    "We're anticipating quite a long delay."

  15. Mark Boucher
    Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    "I would have maybe put England in and declared half an hour or go considering the weather. But I wouldn't want to be in AB de Villiers' position. At 2-0 down in the series, there must be a lot of pressure and a lot going through his head."

  16. The arrival of the weather makes South Africa's ponderous progress earlier today all the more baffling. Only after tea, when they spotted the filthy black cloud, did they try to play some shots. If they'd put the foot down in the afternoon, they could have had England batting by then.

  17. Mark Boucher
    Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    "There's a plane in the sky circling away from the dark clouds. That pilot has definitely flown in conditions like this before - he's not taking any chances. Within the next minutes or so there'll be a big downpour."

  18. More covers arrive, a heavier green variety. It's dark. Unconfirmed is a rumour that Alastair Cook is collapsed in the England dressing room, unable to breathe through hysterical laughter. 

  19. The covers on the pitch at CenturionGetty Images

    Two big covers, one blue, one white, are pulled on to the square as Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is played. In theory, we can play for another couple of hours yet, so I suppose there's a reasonable chance of more cricket today. 

  20. Mark Boucher
    Former South Africa wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    "I've been round the other side of the stadium and it doesn't look pretty at all. I think the rain will be harder than what we had yesterday."