England vs South Africa LIVE: Third ODI, Utilita Bowl

Eng 3-0

No first ball wicket on this occasion, as Jamie Smith sends Nandre Burger's first ball out to the point fielder.

Both of England's openers end up in somewhat risky situations later in the over - Jamie Smith goes after a wide-ish delivery and sends a flying edge out to deep third.

The ball drops short of Tristan Stubbs who runs in from the ropes - he looks a bit disappointed but I'm not sure there was a catching chance there.

Ben Duckett then drops the following delivery towards his stumps - he turns and covers it with his bat, but the ball stops before it reaches the poles.

'I should probably have played a bit more'

England all-rounder Jacob Bethell on Sky Sports: "That result meant we were 2-0 down in the series which was obviously really disappointing but it was a much better all-round performance. Maybe they got about 30 too many with the bat but it was very impressive to get as close as we did, still disappointed but looking to go well today."

On batting at number four: "I really enjoyed it. It wasn't pre-planned up until a few minutes before. They had two left-arm spinners so it was my job as a left-hander to go out and show a bit of intent against them but it ended up being the off-spinner I felt was easiest to play. But it was a bit of a show to try and push the game on a bit."

On his approach to spin: "The first couple of overs Maharaj bowled really well, he was getting a bit of drift away from me but being able to hit one over mid-wicket for six meant I knew he was going to have to then go fuller and wider, so I could access mid-off. It's just playing the game and trusting your footwork and timing to take them down."

First full international summer: "I've really enjoyed it, obviously that West Indies series was a clean sweep and we had a great series. I know I didn't play much in the Test series after that but just to be involved and to see a high-octane series like that was unbelievable. I got a chance in the last Test and unfortunately couldn't put a performance together but I loved it. Playing for England is a dream come true and I hope I can do it for a long time."

On the scrutiny: "Yeah, a little bit of noise but I don't listen to it much. If I'm honest, when I wasn't playing in those Tests, I should probably have played a bit more. But I'll take that on and learn from it. I've got a lot of cricket ahead now so maybe that gap was quite nice for me."

On this final ODI: "The talk after the last game was quite confident. We were happy with a lot of things, we just couldn't quite get over the line. Today is not really that different. Obviously the dimensions of this ground can play a bit differently, it means we have to access different areas of the ground as batters and protect different areas as bowlers so those are things to think about. But otherwise it's going out there with the same template and putting a score on the board. I don't think I'll be four today - Brooky likes it there."

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