South Africa hold nerve to take No. 1
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
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
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
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fifth day of the third Test at Lord's
After Test and World Cup success with India, Gary Kirsten has now led his native country to No. 1
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.
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
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
Stats highlights from a riveting final day at Lord's
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
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day of the final Test at Lord's
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
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
On the cusp of claiming the No. 1 Test spot, South Africa have got there by creating moments for themselves
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
After an unforgiving day of Test cricket the third Test remained finely poised with Hashim Amla unbeaten with a half-century
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
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
Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between England and South Africa at Lord's
The 95 runs of epic character scored by Jonny Bairstow at Lord's were of immense importance to English cricket
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
Jonny Bairstow kept England alive at Lord's after South Africa's pace attack had threatened to overwhelm them
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test at Lord's
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
Having been picked in place of one of England's finest ever batsman, Jonny Bairstow succeeded in the most testing of circumstances
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
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the third Test at Lord's
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
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
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
Few thought Vernon Philander could succeed in England the way he had done at home. But at Lord's, with the No. 1 ranking on the line, he did
Ahead of Stuart Broad's 50th Test appearance, and 100th first-class game, he reflects on his career to date
Kevin Pietersen's absence will be a huge blow, but the rest of England's current batsmen also have superb records at Lord's
Graeme Smith has called suggestions that South Africa leaked details of messages sent by Kevin Pietersen "ridiculous"
ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between England and South Africa at Lord's