4-0 to England after Cardiff washout
England's hopes of securing a 5-0 whitewash over South Africa were denied by the Welsh rain, as the fifth and final ODI at Cardiff was abandoned after only three overs of play
03/09No result
5th ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Cardiff, Sep 3 2008
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
6/1 (3/43 ov) -
![England]( "England")
03/09No result
5th ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Cardiff, Sep 3 2008
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
6/1 (3/43 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Match Day
Arthur prepares for clean slate
South Africa's coach, Mickey Arthur, has hinted that some of his senior members may have played their last one-day internationals
England v South Africa, 5th ODI, Cardiff
Match home for the fifth ODI between England and South Africa
Pietersen demands self-improvement
Is there ever a bad time to be offered £500,000 for three hours' work? Publicly, Kevin Pietersen would never admit that the Stanford contest, which is now looming large in England's sights, is an unwanted distraction, but privately he might actually
Bell eyes 5-0 whitewash
Ahead of the fifth and final ODI in Cardiff, Ian Bell is determined England create history by whitewashing South Africa 5-0, a scoreline that will propel them to the heights of No.2 in the world rankings
Preview
Whitewash looms as England target second spot
Are England really the second-best one-day team in the world? It's a preposterous notion, and yet, by the time Kevin Pietersen's men go to bed in the early hours of Thursday morning, it could well be an officially-recognised fact