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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Jos Buttler has admitted his relief at being able to play a part in an England victory after his brutal 32 off 10 balls against South Africa at Edgbaston levelled the Twenty20 series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149717.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/582103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/582103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad lauded Jos Buttler as a "game-changer" after his explosive 32 off 10 balls helped power England to a series-leveling victory against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149715.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will head to Sri Lanka to defend their World Twenty20 title in decent spirits after levelling the series against South Africa with a comprehensive 28-run victory at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149717.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten, the South Africa coach, will leave the England tour a couple of days early and miss the final Twenty20 international at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149418.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581787.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581787.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581787 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third T20 international between England and South Africa at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149652.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581778.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581778.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581778 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford was an exercise in futility as rain returned five balls before a result would have been achieved https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149643.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second T20 international between England and South Africa at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149593.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara failed, as did the rest of his England team-mates, as South Africa's bowlers made good use of a slow, turning pitch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149592.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first T20 international between England and South Africa at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149536.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581354 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A last-minute change of tactics by AB de Villiers put South Africa on the road to squaring the one-day series after a quick chat with Gary Kirsten led him to open the bowling with Robin Peterson's left-arm spin. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149452.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581138.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa levelled the one-day series with a resounding seven-wicket victory at Trent Bridge after England's batting had subsided https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149485.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth one-day international between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott is doubtful for the final one-day international following the hand injury he sustained from Dale Steyn https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149358.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a self-inflicted break, Ravi Bopara's form with the bat has slumped and it is beginning to pose a dilemma for England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149344.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers has admitted South Africa's senior batsmen are not pulling their weight in the one-day series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149347.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England made steady, if not entirely trouble-free, progress towards a victory that would put them 2-1 up with one to play and secure their hold on No. 1 in the ODI rankings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149357.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook praised the role of England's recalled bowlers, Jade Dernbach and James Tredwell, in helping level the one-day series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149275.1.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series is level at 1-1 after England's victory at The Oval with both sides now trying to seize the momentum https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149264.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580348.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580348.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580348 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England beat South Africa for the first time this summer as their four-wicket victory with two overs to spare levelled the series at 1-1 with two to play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149287.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between England and South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149230.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Finn was confident of a smooth transition between the England captaincy regimes of Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149227.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The police are investigating a complaint of Islamophobic abuse during the ODI between England and South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136700/136799.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann has been rested for the remainder of the one-day series in another indication of the concerns around his troublesome elbow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149174.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers insisted that bigger challenges lie ahead after South Africa became the first side to be rated No.1 in all three formats of international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa became the first side to be ranked No. 1 in all three formats and did it in fitting style with a crushing 80-run victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149157.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan insists he will turn his back on his lucrative IPL contract if it helps him regain a place in England's Test side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149124.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview of the second one-day international between England and South Africa at West End https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149123.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Bresnan will be available for Yorkshire on Twenty20 Finals Day after the England management reversed their decision to make him unavailable https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146869.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 33 deliveries were possible before rain forced an abandonment of the first ODI between England and South Africa in Cardiff https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149013.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the top ranking on the line and both teams having different captains for limited-overs cricket this series should retain interest despite the forthcoming World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148982.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International cricket does not stand still. Four days after the Test mace changed hands the contest now turns to 50-over cricket and, again, the top prize is on offer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148970.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara failed with the bat in his guest appearance for Gloucestershire but contributed three wickets as they ran the South Africans close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148942.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England coach Andy Flower has admitted South Africa were the better side during the three-Test series, says England hadn't "grasped the opportunities that came our way" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148631.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson has admitted England's much-vaunted bowling attack were given a sharp "wake-up call" by the quality of their South African counterparts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148100/148173.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Flower, has suggested that the player's desire to appear in a whole season of the IPL proved to be the catalyst that destabilised his relationship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147436.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578708 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad has been rested from the one-day series against South Africa ahead of the World Twenty20 where he will be captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147131.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith was breathing a sigh of relief after South Africa secured a 51-run victory at Lord's to rise to top the world Test rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578524 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has no intentions of marking his 100th Test by resigning from the captaincy after England's 2-0 Test series defeat against South Africa, their heaviest defeat in a home Test series for 11 years. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa displaced England at the top of the Test rankings with a 51-run victory in the third Test at Lord's to give them a 2-0 victory in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148871.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578486.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578486.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578486 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla did a strange thing when he reached his century at Lord's. He dedicated the ton to the team's video analyst, Prassan Agoram, gesturing a TV-set towards the dressing room https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa pressed for victory in the final Test at Lord's which would seal their No.1 ranking after claiming both England openers on the fourth evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148828.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow has credited his experience playing with England Lions as one of the contributory factors in his impressive innings of 95 at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148771.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After an unforgiving day of Test cricket the third Test remained finely poised with Hashim Amla unbeaten with a half-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148786.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow kept England alive at Lord's after South Africa's pace attack had threatened to overwhelm them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148750.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England put the brouhaha with Kevin Pietersen behind them, temporarily at least, with the third Test initially taking shape in their favour at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148699.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith has called suggestions that South Africa leaked details of messages sent by Kevin Pietersen "ridiculous" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between England and South Africa at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147559.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147594.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad has issued a statement denying any part in the creation of a parody Twitter account that mocked Kevin Pietersen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148200/148296.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow is not the sort to buckle under the pressure according to his Yorkshire and England team-mate Tim Bresnan. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145971.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Explorer Mike Horn has been very important in South Africa's preparations for their tour of England and he returned to their camp ahead of the final Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147661.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Piers Morgan, the former British tabloid editor turned chatshow host, has escalated the conflict between Kevin Pietersen and the England team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148088.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577333 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The next significant date in the current dispute between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB is looming on Saturday with the deadline for England to name their World Twenty20 squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145891.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have inched closer and closer to that edge in their quest to become the No.1 ranked Test team in the world and now they find themselves right on it. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148047.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from the England squad for the final Test against South Africa at Lord's because he has failed to confirm that he did not send derogatory texts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148064.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England must decide whether to accommodate Kevin Pietersen in their squad for the third Test despite a week of damaging headlines https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148088.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576974.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576974.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576974 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander scored his first half-century in South Africa whites as the second day of their drawn tour match against Derbyshire was dominated by bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148035.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both the Derbyshire and the South African attacks conceded heavily as over 400 runs were scored and only five wickets taken in the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147801.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis have been given the all clear by South Africa's medical staff ahead of the team's two-day tour match against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148069.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although not in the original squad, Faf du Plessis spent plenty of hours on the field at Headingley and may now not be far away from a Test cap himself https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146743.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Imran Tahir was reflecting on a sudden no-balling problem as he joined the rest of the South Africa squad on a relaxing day at the London Olympics. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147667.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen removed some of the pressure that had been heaped on him from without by focusing on his own game at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147982.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen could have played his last game for England after launching an astonishing attack on the ECB and other members of the England dressing room https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148305.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Headingley Test that had been marked throughout by cautious, disciplined cricket blazed into life with an unexpected England run chase and, ultimately, a draw. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148200/148263.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575889.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575889.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575889 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis, South Africa's premier allrounder, is the team management's main concern for the remainder of the England tour with Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen also carrying knocks. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147974.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps fittingly, in the shadow of the Olympics, this Test looked to be heading towards a draw as heavy rain hit Headingley during the afternoon session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148089.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, will be assessed overnight to determine the seriousness of his knee injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148069.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was brash, it was brilliant and it came almost out of the blue. Even by his own extreme standards, Kevin Pietersen's 21st Test century was one of his most remarkable https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148063.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite resuming on the third day with a deficit of 371 runs, Stuart Broad has insisted that England can still win the second Test at Leeds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen will not field in the Headingley Test but will bat again if required, after sustaining a grade one strain to his right hamstring https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148004.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen progressed to his best score in Test cricket to lead South Africa to 419 before England's openers negotiated their way to the close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148013.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The MCC will review the Laws of the game following the incident at Headingley when Steven Finn kept dislodging the bails in his delivery stride https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147965.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England did not quite suffer the public humiliation but Alviro Petersen's hundred gave them another tough day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147964.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith is focused on South Africa's second Test against England despite having left the squad to attend the birth of his first child https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147944.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Flower, the England team director, hopes James Taylor can take ownership of England's problematic No. 6 position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147930.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147926.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/574879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/574879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Albie Morkel, the South Africa all-rounder, will be out of action for up to 10 days due to an ankle and South Africa have called in Faf du Plessis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147792.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's defeat in the opening Test against South Africa has been termed a "public humiliation" by Graeme Swann https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145947.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann has admitted that the thought of needing surgery on his troublesome right elbow is his 'worst fear' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147559.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Willowton Group, whose flagship product is the cooking oil Sunfoil, have extended their Test sponsorship of the South African team to four years. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/574732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/574732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Morne Morkel did not start the England tour particularly well but soon improved and played a key role in the victory at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147637.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Taylor is "relishing" the prospect of facing South Africa's bowling attack at Headingley having been called into the squad for the second Test but is not taking his debut for granted https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145535.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Taylor, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has been called up for the second Test against South Africa after Ravi Bopara was ruled out for what the ECB said were 'personal issues'. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145546.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers, South Africa's vice-captain, does not want any changes made to the team's starting XI for the second Test against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147801.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574479 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen and JP Duminy failed to make use of their time in the middle during the South Africans' drawn tour match against Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147794.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574417 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers struck a 58-ball half-century but was the only one of the South African batsman to show staying power https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147792.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574289.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574289.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574289 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander, South Africa's new-ball seamer, has admitted that he would "definitely be a bit concerned" if he was in the same boots as England's attack ahead of the second Test at Headingley next week. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147763.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson has admitted the pressure that comes with defending their No. 1 Test status is something England are still "coming to terms with" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147537.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574154.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574154.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574154 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have rested Jacques Kallis for the ODI series against England, with Dean Elgar taking his place in the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140700/140760.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's batsmen have surged up the ICC Test rankings and occupy four of the top six spots after their colossal performance in the first Test at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147629.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/573878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/573878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have had an 'honest' discussion about their failings during the first Test against South Africa, but Ian Bell insists the team can still lay claim to the No. 1 Test ranking https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147655.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoffrey Boycott thinks it is time for Steven Finn to be given a run in the England team and has tipped him to replace Tim Bresnan in the side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa celebrated their first win at The Oval in 14 attempts without their captain Graeme Smith https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, praised an "incredible" innings from Hashim Amla and the exemplary performance of his bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147621.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Key moments from the fith day of the 1st Investec Test between England and South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147668.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's bowlers took only two South African wickets at The Oval but Andrew Strauss backed them to take ten times as many in the final two Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, dominant since the start of the second day, secured an innings and 12-run victory at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147662.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573631.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573631.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573631 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Graeme Smith declared South Africa's first innings he did something South African cricketers are not known for. He got creative https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147638.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa enjoyed the type of day teams dream of which ended with England staggering on 102 for 4 after being overwhelmed by the insatiable hunger of two batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147637.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT