South Africa vs New Zealand 2017: 3rd Test Day 1, 5 Talking Points

#1 Rain looms large

Rain played spoilsport on a fascinating day of Test cricket

Cloud cover was present right through the day at Hamilton as New Zealand looked to claw their way back into the Test series. Rain never looked far off and sure enough, play was interrupted once before the players eventually got back onto the field to resume their battle.

However, at 15:20 local time, rain lashed around Hamilton yet again. Although it had almost stopped raining by 17:30, the outfield was slippery which prompted the umpires to call off play.

Rain is forecast for all five days with Sunday expected to be fully washed out. South Africa, who are leading 1-0 in the series, won't have too many complaints while the hosts will feel hard done by if they are unable to produce a result due to weather conditions.