2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Unlike with their predecessors, when the pressure is on South Africa now, the players believe in themselves and their team-mates. Alviro Petersen explains https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147963.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/590074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first T20 at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149500/149580.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581481.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581481 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's awful display at Trent Bridge was partly down to the skewed priorities of the cricket schedule and, instead of the current fixture cram, short one-day series should be played before the Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149470.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581140.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581140.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581140 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fifth one-day international between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149400/149453.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/581127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How much of the backbone England currently show can be traced to the benefits of one-day cricket? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149364.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victory at Lord's came despite another poor England catching display https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149331.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fourth one-day international between England and South Africa at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149336.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Focus may fall on the No. 1 ranking changing hands again but both sides are looking further down the road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149288.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second one-day international between England and South Africa at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149282.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Among the top four sides, they appear to have the best combination on and off the field. But they have to find de Villiers' best position and prepare for life after Kallis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147187.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They aren't just a decent side who managed to make it to No. 1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148815.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dropped catches, missed run-outs and cheap dismissals - England are currently only No. 1 at hurting themselves https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149151.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second one-day international between England and South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149171.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579833.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579833.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579833 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats preview of the England-South Africa ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129300/129335.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/579145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unlike the two previous top-ranked Test teams, South Africa have risen to the top on the basis of consistently excellent away results https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148807.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579040.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579040.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579040 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest between the attacks that was supposed to dictate the terms of the series never materialised because England's bowlers could not hold a candle to South Africa's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147662.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Their assent to No. 1 is proof of the changes made in South Africa cricket under Gary Kirsten - the most important of which is mental https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147431.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With victory at Lord's, South Africa became the No. 1 Test team in the world. ESPNcricinfo looks back at the years that led to them reaching that goal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89500/89534.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578705.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578705 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The past smacks you in the face when you're in England; and South Africa make their own history too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148905.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the players England used during the series and many did not live up to their billing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148855.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The highlight of the series was the manner in which South Africa's batsmen dominated England's strong bowling attack in home conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148819.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The era of undisputed supremacy went with the Australians, but of the recent claimants South Africa's status as No. 1 would seem the most legitimate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148902.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo assess the performance of the eleven players who took South Africa to the top of the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147618.11.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Test and World Cup success with India, Gary Kirsten has now led his native country to No. 1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148878.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from a riveting final day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148829.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The growth of Graeme Smith as captain can be seen reflected in his team as South Africa finally ended their wait to be crowned No. 1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148882.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Andrew Strauss outlined the reasons England had lost the series, it was hard to avoid the conclusion that to some extent he was talking about himself https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148879.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fifth day of the third Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148863.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578529 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unity and stability are overrated, great teams are built around great players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148827.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the cusp of claiming the No. 1 Test spot, South Africa have got there by creating moments for themselves https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148829.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla is one of the rare stylists left in the game but it was his unwavering determination that brought him a valuable hundred at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148812.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578368.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578368 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The home side can have no arguments that they have been out-played by South Africa and if they have ambitions of reviving their Test fortunes will need to be honest about their problems https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day of the final Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148812.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He found overwhelming success in his first seven Tests but is now struggling in England. It's all to do with the nuts and bolts of how he bowls https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144000/144010.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578157.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578157.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578157 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Lord's Test against South Africa may come to be seen as marking the end of a golden era for England - but the future remains bright https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148783.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 95 runs of epic character scored by Jonny Bairstow at Lord's were of immense importance to English cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148764.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578234.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578234.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578234 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis missed out on a chance to finally make his mark at Lord's as the tourists' No. 1 challenge reached a critical stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148784.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between England and South Africa at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148782.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After bursting onto the Test scene with wickets galore, Vernon Philander has been made to stay patient for his successes in this series but has proven he is capable of sitting tight https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148758.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having been picked in place of one of England's finest ever batsman, Jonny Bairstow succeeded in the most testing of circumstances https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148759.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148741.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578052.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578052.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578052 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look at the rise of a South African batsman, and the fall of many batting legends at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147963.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a tight call over who would be England's third fast bowler at Lord's. The decision to stick with Steven Finn, despite his Headingley problems, was rewarded https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148702.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having been put under pressure for the first time in this series, South Africa were grateful they got their selection right and JP Duminy worked them out of trouble https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148709.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England didn't bowl that much better than at Headingley but they enjoy the rub of the green that eluded them in the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148700/148704.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the third Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's absence will be a huge blow, but the rest of England's current batsmen also have superb records at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148051.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss doesn't pose, shout, or try to shove all his players into one mould. Being his own man may just be his greatest virtue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146898.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577362.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577362.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577362 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss' contributions for England go beyond the stats that he has achieved as an opening batsman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145960.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the occasion of his 100th Test, Andrew Strauss looks back on his journey, and at the tough times when even playing international cricket seemed inconceivable https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148624.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577331.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577331.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten believes his side have made great improvements and are keen to be acknowledged as the best https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147431.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/577264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Current and former players react to the situation that has led to the omission of Kevin Pietersen for England's third Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147437.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pietersen's video apologia was immensely polite, and spread love and devotion as only he can, but forgiveness will not be granted easily https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148305.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/577059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As they did earlier in the year against Sri Lanka, England now face a must-win Test if they want to retain their No. 1 ranking having been outplayed at their own game by South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147524.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may be on the fringes of South Africa's Test side but Lonwabo Tsotsobe still has a lot to contribute https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126200/126285.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Does Kevin Pietersen's contact with members of the South Africa squad betray a longing for what might have been? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148009.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen took 64 runs off 72 balls from Dale Steyn, which is the most dominant performance against him in a Test innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147485.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576672.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576672.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576672 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How hard will it be for them to get the wheels back on, Pietersen and all? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148088.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There's plenty of both on offer when one is touring England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148315.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are stronger with Kevin Pietersen in the side but the ongoing sideshow could even threaten his place for the third Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576292.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/576292.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576292 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The route to a draw in this Test was not clearly charted, as both teams sought victory as well as a psychological advantage for the rest of the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148307.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the final day of the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148200/148209.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are other of wicketkeepers in England who are excellent with the gloves, and many also proficient with the bat, but none who combine both disciplines with the ability of England's current gloveman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148094.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England can live without Pietersen, but there should be no doubt that they will be much diminished if they lose him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148062.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/575622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/575622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All South Africa's plans had worked beautifully for first half of the series, but one stunning innings left them searching for answer they couldn't find https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148076.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Headingley as England fought back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148053.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England may not have expected it from Alviro Petersen or JP Duminy but toughness runs through this team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148015.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite putting in a much better showing, it appears England are up against a side that are better than them in discipline, application and skill https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148003.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148009.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Constantly under scrutiny and perceived as a weak link in South Africa's batting line up, Alviro Petersen made his fourth Test century proving his is a steady face among a fashionable order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147967.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147965.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/575273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/575273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Olympic fever has overshadowed the build-up to the second Test but England captain Andrew Strauss will not be distracted from trying to save the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147948.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith believes his side is ready to end the cycle of repeats that has seen them miss out on No. 1 spot in the Test rankings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147900/147925.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's a disease that afflicts all teams these days - of too much cricket and too much travel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147596.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/574874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/574874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, who overwhelmed England at The Oval, will look to seal the No.1 Test ranking at Headingley, a venue which has witnessed only three draws in the last 32 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147537.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Rudolph had five of the best years of his career at Headingley and is hoping to make more good memories this week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143386.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fancy dress night designed to break up the routine of touring is just another example of South Africa's innovative methods https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147884.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla's Oval heroics have taken his Test average beyond 50 for the first time - a club he thoroughly deserves to be in https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147618.11.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/574185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/574185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen is the latest South Africa opener to be tested by English conditions - but that may play to his strengths https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143900/143932.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/574156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His batting is cause for celebration and his achievements reflect the greater cultural richness now evident in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573922 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another big hundred, important wickets and safe hands - Jacques Kallis is finally getting some of the credit he deserves https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147623.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573956.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573956.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573956 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As events at The Oval showed, greatness is the ability to bend and shape events by will, to dictate history rather than be dictated to by it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138900/138985.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Technical deficiencies on slow, dry pitches mean England have now lost five from nine https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147660.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten has carefully developed the environment for South Africa to flourish, through consistency and togetherness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147659.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were hammered playing attritional cricket in their own backyard - a defeat that may have signalled a power shift in Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For only the fifth time in Test history, a team won a match losing only two wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For a South African journalist in England, there are plenty of things to see and do that she hasn't before https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147631.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from day four of the first Test at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147625.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573546.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573546.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573546 Wed, 17 May 2023 03:51:36 GMT Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis gave a lesson in Test match batting during their record stand, showcasing skills that can only be found in the game's original format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147625.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He has long been an icon in South African cricket and now Hashim Amla has touched new territory for the country and secured a place in history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147618.11.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573524 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After another chastening day, the alarm bells that sounded for England in the UAE are now roaring in their ears as their fallibility on slow, low pitches becomes evident again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147634.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147622.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's main bowling weapons proved ineffective on a sluggish track and, although they have been in this position before, they must fight now to save the Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147569.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla both scored centuries on the third at The Oval but that is where the similarities stop for two vastly different batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147576.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from day two of the first Test between England and South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147587.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Test is beautifully poised, but the technology to combat weather conditions is sadly out of date https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/573311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/573311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a hard, unforgiving day of Test cricket, both sides came to appreciate some of the qualities that will lead to success in this series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147548.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may profess to being just another member of the attack but Dale Steyn once again showed that leadership comes naturally https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147517.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573283.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573283.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573283 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The difference in South Africa's fast bowling Thursday to Friday was startling https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147519.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between England and South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147518.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT