Summary

  • South Africa win series 3-2

  • Hosts won last three matches

  • De Villiers makes unbeaten 101

  • Shared a 125-run stand with Amla (59)

  • Hales top-scored for England with 112

  • England women win ODI series 2-1

  1. Postpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

  2. UAE v Ireland: T20 internationalpublished at 11:40

    Ireland recovered well from 19-4 to post 134-8 from their 20 overs in Abu Dhabi, with Niall O'Brien making 38 and younger brother Kevin adding 23.

    They have reduced United Arab Emirates to 15-3 in their innings, with big Boyd Rankin among the wicket-takers.

    Match scorecard

  3. View from the press boxpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

  4. Postpublished at 11:37

    BBC Test Match Special

    To chat through the interval, Test Match Special have assembled a journalists panel to discuss the one-day series and England's tour of South Africa as a whole. The Mirror's Dean Wilson, John Etheridge of the Sun and Firdose Moonda from Cricinfo are in the commentary box.

  5. How's stat?!published at 11:35

    Alex Hales, if he had carried his bat, would have been only the third Englishman to do so in an ODI. He would have followed Nick Knight, who made 125 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 1996, and Alec Stewart who cracked 100 versus West Indies at the same venue four years later. England lost both games.

  6. Postpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

  7. Postpublished at 11:32

    South Africa's Kyle Abbott, who took 1-28: "There was a bit there this morning. It was a touch slow, but we stuck to our guns and restricted them well. It was a tactic to bowl short and it worked - it got us a few dots and then wickets in the end. We didn't want to give them any width at all. We're confident and hopefully we can knock them off."

  8. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 11:31

    England 236 all out from 45 overs (SA won toss)

    Top score: Hales 112 from 128 balls with 14 fours

    Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Roy 8), 76-2 (Root 27), 85-3 (Morgan 2), 155-4 (Stokes 29), 156-5 (Buttler 0), 181-6 (Moeen 12), 183-7 (Woakes 0), 192-8 (Rashid 9), 223-9 (Hales 112), 236-10 (Broad 13)

    Not out batsman: Topley 1  

    Bowling figures: Abbott 8-0-25-1, Rabada 9-0-34-3, Tahir 10-0-53-3, Morris 8-0-59-0, Wiese 9-0-50-3 

    Full scorecard

  9. Postpublished at 11:29

    England, by the way, lost their last seven wickets for 81 runs.

  10. Postpublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "236 may be enough for England to win if everything goes well. But, if you have seen it, this is one of the most brainless and stupid batting display you've ever seen. Alex Hales apart."

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 45 overs

    Broad c De Villiers b Tahir 13 (Eng 236 all out)

    Fittingly, England's innings ends in tame fashion. Stuart Broad looks to heave Imran Tahir but can only find AB de Villiers at cover. Apart from the effort of Alex Hales, England have been disappointing. South Africa will need 237 to win the series.  

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    #bbccricket

    Jay: If England make their batsmen spend 10 minutes with Mr Boycott after getting out to a bad shot, they'll soon rule world cricket.

    Rob Meech: Well played, Alex Hales. Amid the madness, he remained calm and assured.

  13. 6 runs

    Eng 229-9published at 44.1 overs

    Sixer! Tahir to Broad, a slog sweep way back over mid-wicket.

  14. Postpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "My Auntie Annie - my Mum's sister - could bat better than Reece Topley after a day of being on the sherry."

  15. Eng 223-9 (Rabad 9-0-34-3)published at 44 overs

    Hales dropped to his haunches as soon as that catch was taken. There are some very glum faces on the England dressing room. Reece Topley, from the Courtney Walsh School of Number 11 batting, survives a lbw appeal from Rabada.

  16. Postpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Start up the roller... Reece Topley's coming in. He can't bat.

    "Alex Hales played very well but England's pulling and hooking has been poor. They don't seem to take into consideration that there's fielders out there. It's not enough just to hit it, it needs to be hit over the boundary.

    "England need to think more about the game, rather than just playing the game and being instinctive."

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 43.1 overs

    Hales c Rossouw b Rabada 112 (Eng 223-9)

    You feel that England's chance of winning this series is over. It's the end of a brilliant knock from Alex Hales as he falls to a Kagiso Rabada short ball. Hales pulls, but straight to Rilee Rossouw at deep square leg. A number of South Africa players shake hands with Hales as he drags himself off. He's been let down by his team-mates today.

    Alex Hales is dismissedImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "Just use all of your overs. If England bat them out, they'll get 270. That is a winnable total - it would have been the other night in Jo'bourg."

  19. Eng 223-8 (Hales 112, Broad 6)published at 43 overs

    Alex Hales' 378 runs (and counting) is the most by an England batsman in a five-match series. He's trending on Twitter too. He continues playing a different game to the rest of his team-mates by sweeping Tahir for four. Just quietly, this stand has become worth 31.

  20. Postpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2016

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "I think 250 is a good score. England would have got there just by playing discreetly. In fact, they might have got more. I've been exasperated by the way England have gone about their business."