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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

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

Kevin Pietersen's captaincy honeymoon shows no sign of abating as the third ODI prepares to get underway

Steve Harmison's self-imposed exile from England's one-day squad has officially come to an end after 18 months on the sidelines

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

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

The notion of Pietersen leading England in the Ashes is unquestionably unsettling to Australians

Although their defeat in the fourth Test took away some of the gloss, South Africa's first series victory in England for 43 years is an achievement that will live long in the memory. Cricinfo takes a look at the 12 men who made history for their country

England regained some pride under new captain Kevin Pietersen at The Oval, but the damage was done in the middle two Tests as the series was wrestled away

After one victory against South Africa, Kevin Pietersen believes England can win the Ashes next summer

Plays of the day from the final day of the fourth Test at The Oval

AB de Villiers shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on his seventh Test century, and instead took pleasure in England's discomfort

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the final Test at The Oval

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

Life will not always be this cushty for Kevin Pietersen. But what a start the man is enjoying

Plays of the day from the second day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval

Steve Harmison bounded back into Test cricket with a performance that, by his own admission, was his best for more than a year

The sense of destiny that Kevin Pietersen somehow brings to his batting translated seamlessly into his first day as England captain

Plays of the day from the the first day of the final Test between England and South Africa at The Oval

Their antipathy is undisguised, but Pietersen has more to learn from Smith than any other leader