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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said he should have withdrawn from the England tour a month earlier after suffering a tennis elbow ahead of the one-day series against the hosts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/369162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/369162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur's comments that senior players may be shunted out of South Africa's ODI team have not found favour with Ray Jennings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff says he's enjoying playing in a new, winning England set-up under a confident Kevin Pietersen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/368550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/368550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's one-day nightmare against England has at least crystallised two things in coach Mickey Arthur's mind: the need for inaction on one front and action on another https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, suffering from a tennis elbow, has said he will make a hastened return to the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/368356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368356 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's coach, Mickey Arthur, has hinted that some of his senior members may have played their last one-day internationals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is there ever a bad time to be offered £500,000 for three hours' work? Publicly, Kevin Pietersen would never admit that the Stanford contest, which is now looming large in England's sights, is an unwanted distraction, but privately he might actually https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, the South African captain, blamed his inexperienced bowlers for the defeat in the ODI series, but was confident his team would regroup in time for the tour to Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/368143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's hopes of securing a 5-0 whitewash over South Africa were denied by the Welsh rain, as the fifth and final ODI at Cardiff was abandoned after only three overs of play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of the fifth and final ODI in Cardiff, Ian Bell is determined England create history by whitewashing South Africa 5-0, a scoreline that will propel them to the heights of No.2 in the world rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Are England really the second-best one-day team in the world? It's a preposterous notion, and yet, by the time Kevin Pietersen's men go to bed in the early hours of Thursday morning, it could well be an officially-recognised fact https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The only one of Kevin Pietersen's plans that hadn't quite come off, at least until Sunday at Lord's, was Owais Shah's promotion to No.3 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were once again able to exploit the soft underbelly of South Africa's batting, thanks to a three-wicket haul from Andrew Flintoff and a lacklustre display from an inexperienced lower-order https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367140.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/367140.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367140 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England took an unassailable 3-0 lead at The Oval, but for England's new and irrepressibly positive captain, he and his team have greater goals in their sights https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fourth ODI against England at Lord's on Sunday represents not only another opportunity for South Africa to reverse their short-term fortunes, but also to reinvent their one-day team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, didn't pull any punches after his side were thrashed by 126 runs at The Oval to surrender the one-day series against England at the earliest possible moment https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff starred with bat and ball, Ian Bell played arguably the most fluent one-day innings of his career and Samit Patel capped a sparky allround performance with a maiden five-wicket haul, as England's cricketers surged to an unassailable 3-0 se https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryll Cullinan has expressed concerns over the fitness of the South African players on tour in England, following their defeats in the first two one-day internationals against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's captaincy honeymoon shows no sign of abating as the third ODI prepares to get underway https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison's self-imposed exile from England's one-day squad has officially come to an end after 18 months on the sidelines https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith will miss the three remaining matches of South Africa's one-day tour of England, and is unlikely to play again until the tour of Australia in December https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith says South Africa's embarrassing loss to England was one of the low points of his career but he believes giving his players a dressing-down is not the answer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad produced the best bowling figures of his professional career as South Africa were subjected to the heaviest and most humiliating defeat in their 406-match ODI history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England made a useful start to the one-dayers with a win after losing the Test series to South Africa, who had started favourites to take the one-dayers, too https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/366198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen is having quite an impact as England captain. He did more than most to help his team take a series lead against South Africa with a 20-run victory at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith has revealed that he has been struggling with worsening tennis elbow during the England tour and says he will need to take some time out over the next few months to be ready to face Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison, who came out of ODI retirement yesterday and was promptly selected in England's XI to face South Africa at Headingley, has insisted that his return has nothing to do with financial reasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365812.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365812.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365812 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the first of five ODIs against South Africa at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Johan Botha is ready to be confronted by Kevin Pietersen's switch-hit when the one-day series begins https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365678.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365678.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365678 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa has been abandoned a day in advance because of heavy rain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lions struck a timely blow for the main side as they beat a full-strength South African outfit by six wickets at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africans continued to move into one-day gear with a four-wicket win against England Lions at Grace Road, led by an impressive return from Dale Steyn and Herschelle Gibbs' 81 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/365022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Albie Morkel is confident that his side have what it takes to secure the forthcoming one-day series against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africans began their preparations for the one-day leg of their tour with a 23-run victory against a PCA Masters XI at Wormsley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Jones has pulled out of the England Lions squad to face the South Africans on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As fresh starts go this wasn't too shabby from England as they wrapped up a consolation six-wicket victory on the final day at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364690 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT After one victory against South Africa, Kevin Pietersen believes England can win the Ashes next summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the final day of the fourth Test at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A disciplined bowling performance by England limited their target to a gettable 197 on the penultimate day at The Oval. The one man to stand in their way was AB de Villiers who fell three short of a fine hundred, but with the weather forecast set fair, En https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364543 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT AB de Villiers shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on his seventh Test century, and instead took pleasure in England's discomfort https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the final Test at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Of all the players to have contributed to South Africa's historic series win in England, Hashim Amla is the one man who will have caused the most surprise among his opponents, and delight among his peers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364466.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364466.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364466 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Hashim Amla stroked his ninth Test fifty as South Africa reduced the deficit to just 12, on a shortened third day at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364410 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT A superb, even 100 from Kevin Pietersen, his first hundred as England captain, provided the mainstay of England's 316 on the second day against South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364229 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Life will not always be this cushty for Kevin Pietersen. But what a start the man is enjoying https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the second day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison and James Anderson inspired England with five wickets between them, as South Africa were dismissed for a disappointing 194 on the opening day at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363964 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Steve Harmison bounded back into Test cricket with a performance that, by his own admission, was his best for more than a year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364069 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sense of destiny that Kevin Pietersen somehow brings to his batting translated seamlessly into his first day as England captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the the first day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/364051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller previews the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has unveiled an attacking line-up for his first match as England captain, against South Africa at The Oval, with three key changes from the side that lost the third Test, and the series, at Edgbaston last week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores, England's coach, has played down rumours of a rift between him and Kevin Pietersen, England's new captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363806 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara is ready to make his comeback in Test cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have named a 15-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 international and five-match ODI series against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan has resigned as England captain following the series defeat against South Africa, which was sealed by the five-wicket loss at Edgbaston on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn will not be considered for the fourth Test owing to his broken thumb. South Africa have already wrapped up the four-Test series 2-0 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood's time as England one-day captain has come to end on the same day as Michael Vaughan's Test reign when he said he'd stepped down to give himself the best chance of performing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan has resigned as England captain following the series defeat against South Africa, which was sealed by the five-wicket loss at Edgbaston on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB have called a press conference at Loughborough at 1pm on Sunday to "consider the best way forward for the England team" following the series defeat against South Africa, which was sealed by a five-wicket defeat at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith produced a performance that will go down in South Africa sporting history with an unbeaten 154, one of the finest centuries in a run chase, to guide his side to a series win against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the fourth day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This match has produced spells of Test cricket at its very best and now there's a back-from-the-brink story to add to the chronicles https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff almost singled-handily kept England's hopes alive at Edgbaston with an evening burst to bring back memories of his golden days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/363038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa came into this Test at England's favourite ground, and with a history of failing to build on series leads, but after bowling the home side out for 231 are well on their way to their ultimate goal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After all the kerfuffle that surrounded England's selection for the second Test at Headingley, a degree of normality has been resumed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller previews the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith, has emerged as an injury concern ahead of the third Test against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats preview of the third Test between England and South Africa at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison made it as far as the England squad, but won't be making his Test comeback just yet after he was left out of the final eleven to face South Africa at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's coach, Mickey Arthur, has ramped up the mindgames ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's all-rounder, Jacques Kallis, will play in Wednesday's third Test against England at Edgbaston despite injuring his ring finger https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood is relieved to be named in England's squad of 13 for the Edgbaston Test, but he wants to return to the XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362786 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa may be without the injured Dale Steyn for the third Test against England, but coach Mickey Arthur is awaiting the return of a fired-up Andre Nel at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South Africans opted for extended batting practice on the final day against Bangladesh A at New Road, continuing their second innings well into the second session before setting a notional target of 637 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini combined to outclass Bangladesh A on the second day at New Road, their seven wickets shooting out their fellow tourists for 121 in 40 overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison has been recalled by England for the third Test against South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday. In a 13-man squad, England have dropped Darren Pattinson - whose debut in the second Test at Headingley was fraught with controversy - but they https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The dust has barely settled on the furore surrounding the England selection at Headingley, but the focus will again be on what names Geoff Miller comes up with for the third Test at Edgbaston, which starts next Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Jones is the latest England quick bowler to question the selection of Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy made the most of a rare outing on tour with 166 against Bangladesh A as the South African top order enjoyed a productive day at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the third Test against England, at Edgbaston, after fracturing his thumb. He will need two to three weeks recovery time, but has a chance of being fit for the final Test at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362406 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoff Miller has had a meeting with Michael Vaughan to dispel differences over the selection of fast bowler Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Pattinson, England's shock selection for the second Test at Headingley, fully expects to make way for Ryan Sidebottom when the squad for the Edgbaston Test is unveiled by the selectors on Saturday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the first Test at Lord's, Mickey Arthur promised that the real South Africa would turn up at Headingley. And so they did, with an emphatic 10-wicket win over England to take a 1-0 series lead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/362007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362007 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa continued their domination of the second Test at Headingley, leaving England in the forlorn position of 50 for 2 at stumps on the third day, still trailing by 269. AB de Villiers' magnificent 174 lofted South Africa's first innings to 522, gr https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After scraping just three wickets in two days at Lord's, there was always a concern England's bowlers would be a little jaded. And so they were on the second day at Headingley, one that yielded 221 runs for South Africa and one measly wicket for England, https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the second day at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Hoggard has been forced to accept that his England career could be over after Darren Pattinson got the Test nod ahead of him on Hoggard's home ground of Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spectators watching the final two days at Lord's could easily have drifted off to sleep, with England managing three wickets as South Africa ground their way to a draw. Headingley, though, doesn't deal in dull cricket and the Test series came to life https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the first day at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo looks at the fortunes of some of the other bowlers who were picked as Headingley specialists https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa dismissed England for a disappointingly meagre 203 before they themselves lost three quick wickets, while Hashim Amla was a hair's breadth away from joining those dismissed in the pavilion. After last week's dull draw in London, this was Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan previews the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley, where Andrew Flintoff returns for his first Test in 18 months https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Nottinghamshire seamer, Darren Pattinson, has been drafted into the England squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan previews the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley, where Andrew Flintoff returns for his first Test in 18 months https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT