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South Africa close in on victory after Hall's heroics

On a day which promised more nip and tuck, South Africa dominated matters from the off and set up a likely victory in the fourth npower Test at Headingley

03-Jul-2020•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

The Gaffer to the bitter end

Starched collar to the fore, and never a grass stain in sight, Alec Stewart is not the type of cricketer who wears his heart on his sleeve

10-Nov-2015•by Andrew Miller at The Oval

Trescothick leapfrogs to ninth spot

Marcus Trescothick's double-century against South Africa at The Oval has propelled him nine places into ninth spot in the PwC ratings for batsmen

09-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

As the dust settles ...

Batting performance of the series It's hard to ignore those two double-hundreds by Graeme Smith, but they came in more innocent times

09-Sep-2003•Rob Smyth

From dunces to diamond geezers

After writing England's, and Michael Vaughan's, summer obituaries at the end of the first day at The Oval, the English newspapers were forced to change their tune after England's historic win against South Africa yesterday

09-Sep-2003•The Paper Round by Freddie Auld

England roar back to square the series

A packed fifth-day crowd crammed into The Oval to see England blow away the South African tail inside an hour and then knocked off the 110 runs needed to win the match - and square the series - 41 minutes into the afternoon

08-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Martin Williamson

'My best Test victory yet,' says Vaughan

Michael Vaughan "Throughout my short career to date this is my best Test victory

08-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Forget Headingley '81 - were you at The Oval in '03?

England celebrate their series-levelling win © Getty Images Ian Botham must be relieved

08-Sep-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

'My best Test victory yet,' says Vaughan

Michael Vaughan "Throughout my short career to date this is my best Test victory

08-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Harmison leads the charge after Flintoff's fireworks

Close South Africa 484 and 185 for 6 (Pollock 19*, Boucher 22*) lead England 604 for 9 decl

07-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

South Africa face Groundhog Day

Graeme Smith: still smiling ..

07-Sep-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Thorpe and Trescothick put South Africa to the sword

English cricket fans haven't had an awful lot to cheer about in recent weeks

06-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Andrew Miller

The ghost of Grace

As the thousands flocked to The Oval this morning, the majority eager to see England continue yesterday evening's fightback, not many will have known that today, September 6, is the 123rd anniversary of the start of the very first Test in England

06-Sep-2003•Roving Reporter by Freddie Auld at The Oval

Comings, goings, and staying puts

The comeback kids: Graham Thorpe and Marcus Trescothick pile on the agony © Getty Images What is it about The Oval and England comebacks

06-Sep-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Freddie Auld

England fight back

Regular bulletins from the second day's play in the 5th and final Test at The Oval

05-Sep-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Tubes, touts and tenements

It's not often that a glorious summer's day dawns as gloomy as this

05-Sep-2003•Roving Reporter: Andrew Miller at The Oval

Bowling for run-outs

When Nasser Hussain was captain and his players had an off-day in the field (contrary to rose-tinted opinion, this tended to happen once every other innings), his great lament was that English bowlers lack "mystery"

05-Sep-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

A tour book with a difference

As South Africa got off to a flyer at The Oval thoughts in the press box turned to absent friends

04-Sep-2003•Roving Reporter: Steven Lynch at The Oval

Gibbs's boundary spree

Herschelle Gibbs is a rare gem among international openers

04-Sep-2003•Andrew Miller

Gibbs's power lights up the day

For the third time in the series, the South Africans spotted a good batting pitch - and for the third time in the series they took full advantage

04-Sep-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

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