19/07Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 19-23 2012
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![England]( "England")
385 & 240 (97 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
19/07Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 19-23 2012
-
![England]( "England")
385 & 240 (97 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
DW Steyn
- O21
- M6
- R56
- W5
- Eco2.66
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
M Morkel
- O24.5
- M2
- R72
- W4
- Eco2.89
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- ENG - 1st
- SA - 1st
- ENG - 2nd
England - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 1st - Innings
England - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWe didn't play like No. 1 - Anderson
James Anderson has admitted the pressure that comes with defending their No. 1 Test status is something England are still "coming to terms with"
The wristy joy of Amla
His batting is cause for celebration and his achievements reflect the greater cultural richness now evident in South Africa
Kallis, Steyn, and why the X-factor matters
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
South Africans rise up Test rankings after Oval victory
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
England limitations exposed
Technical deficiencies on slow, dry pitches mean England have now lost five from nine
