South Africa retain their 1-0 series lead going into the final ODI in Johannesburg on Sunday after rain stopped play in Durban 5.14pm GMT
So it’s a no-result and
South Africa keep their 1-0 lead.
England can’t win the series, but they can level it in the third and final ODI at Jo’burg on Sunday (10am local, 8am in the UK). England leave Durban empty-handed, apart from one tiny moral victory: their wily old captain, Eoin Morgan, outwitted his brand-new counterpart, Quinton de Kock, by bringing on Joe Root’s non-turning off-breaks for the sixth over. But the South Africans can be satisfied with the way Reeza Hendricks played, timing and placing the ball beautifully, come rain or shine.
Thanks for your correspondence and your company. It’s been a non-event on the field, but a red-letter day for the OBO: the day we were asked for relationship advice (16:07). Sarah and John, we dedicate this soggy, stop-start OBO to you, and hope that, even in the gloom, sparks fly. 5.05pm GMT
Match abandoned, alas.