But that's it for today. England are series winners in South Africa, even if they looked anything but winners today.

The first ODI is a week on Wednesday, 3 February. Put your pyjamas on and join us then.

Your next fix of England Test cricket is in May, when Sri Lanka will be the visitors. Before then, there's the ODIs and T20s against South Africa and the small matter of the World Twenty20 in March.

Is there much more to say? It's the end of England's Test winter, and a 10-month period where they have racked up 17 Tests, appointed a new coach and won the Ashes. 

Andy Baber: Spineless performance from England. Pathetic performance from the batting line-up when a result was still up for grabs.

It's just been suggested to me that we could repeat today's live text, in real time, for those who have missed it. In fact, we could probably do it three or four times.

John Reivers: Cook: "I'm looking forward to getting home and, within a week, I'll be back doing something to sheep" quite the admission.

First Test, Durban: England won by 241 runs

Second Test, Cape Town: Match drawn

Third Test, Johannesburg: England won by seven wickets

Fourth Test, Centurion: South Africa won by 280 runs

England won series 2-1

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Nick Birkett: Every player should forfeit their match fee. Appalling in the extreme.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

Image source, AP

"I wouldn't pick Hales, I don't think he has got the technique. A good selector watches the county scene, watches a batsman's feet and hands and wonder if he can step up to Test cricket."

England 101 all out (34.4 overs) - SA won by 280 runs

England won series 2-1

Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Hales 1), 8-2 (Cook 5), 18-3 (Compton 6), 58-4 (Taylor 24), 58-5 (Root 20), 83-6 (Bairstow 14), 83-7 (Stokes 10), 91-8 (Woakes 5), 101-9 (Broad 2), 101 all out (Anderson 0); Bowling figures: Moeen 10*

Bowling figures: Morkel 12-5-36-3; Rabada 10.4-32-6, Abbott 2-0-10-0, Piedt, 7-2-11-1, Elgar 2-1-8-0, Duminy 1-0-2-0

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"You can't always be consistent but your mind can. They've been nowhere near the standards they set at the Wanderers a few days ago. I thought they'd be more consistent than this."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"There are questions marks over the number two, three and five positions. Woakes is a big question mark about whether he is good enough to get wickets. We can only pick what we have. It's up to the selectors to get the best ones - maybe there is a dearth of quality."

England captain Alastair Cook: "In this Test we lacked variety in our attack, we'll learn from that going forward. We've got options and it's all there for the bowlers in they want it.

"I'm looking forward to getting home and, within a week, I'll be back doing something to sheep.

"It's been a long eight months. Some of the older guys are looking forward to this time off and they will be ready to go in May."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"It was almost like one-day cricket - they gave up."

More from Alastair Cook: "It shouldn't take anything away from the guys. South Africa in this match showed what a good side they are.

"Ben Stokes has thrived under Trevor. They have an unusual relationship of just swearing at each other; they seem to get on.

"He's had a tough time and learned what he needs to do. He went home from Abu Dhabi with his arm in a sling and he's worked hard physically.

"It's no coincidence that in the games we won we caught everything. It's not just Jonny Bairstow, but he knows he needs to take chances. It takes me back to when Matty Prior first came in. He dropped a few chance but worked incredibly hard on his keeping and proved people can improve."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Get your head down and save the match. But there was no effort this morning. Coming out and playing shots, does that excuse you after winning the series? No. There's no excuse for that. You have to be professional. That's not good enough."

Alastair Cook, speaking to Sky Sports: "We're nowhere near the finished article. There's a huge amount of work to do on our batting and our catching.

"You can probably afford Tests like this if you keep winning series. We spoke honestly about how we were going about this week; we tried not to do what we did against Australia.

"A lot of time, under pressure we produce outstanding performances. That's the really exciting thing. This is just a blip and incredibly frustrating.

"You have to give the guys a little bit of leeway. For us to be at number one, we do need to start gutsing these out."

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"England receive all the credit for winning the series. I take my hat off to them. Winning abroad, winning anywhere is good.

"What is disappointing is, after winning the series, playing like this this morning. It's attitude more than anything. It isn't that the team can't bat or bowl."