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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

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

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

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

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

Hashim Amla stroked his ninth Test fifty as South Africa reduced the deficit to just 12, on a shortened third day at The Oval

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

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

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

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

Andrew Miller previews the third Test at Edgbaston

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