At the home of cricket, a young South African makes a statement

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

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

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

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

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

England's victory in the final npower Test against South Africa today improved its rating in the ICC Test Championship table from 101 to 104

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

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