27/07Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 27-31 2017
England won by 239 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland
27/07Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jul 27-31 2017
England won by 239 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland
, play 03:24
Kimber: Both teams inconsistent but England were better

ESPNcricinfo's Melinda Farrell and Jarrod Kimber review England's 239-run victory against South Africa in the third Test at the Oval, and look ahead to what the hosts need to do in the last match of the series

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Westley and Stokes leave England cruising

George Dobell and Jarrod Kimber react to a dominant England display as they closed in on a series lead at The Oval

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Temperament wins over technique for Jennings

George Dobell reports on the start of England's second innings as Keaton Jennings battled a working over and Tom Westley showed some style

, play 02:14
Returning Rabada could make SA 'unstoppable'

Firdose Moonda and Melinda Farrell discuss South Africa's prospects ahead of the third Test with a strong attack at their disposal

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Dobell: Was a mistake to play Wood at Trent Bridge

Melinda Farrell and George Dobell discuss the changes England will make to their line up ahead of the third Investec Test with South Africa.

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#PoliteEnquiries: Does Moeen compare with Murali, Saqlain and Ashwin?

George Dobell and Jarrod Kimber tackle your questions on declarations, Dean Elgar and Moeen Ali's place alongside the spin-bowling greats

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#PoliteEnquiries: Is Jennings out of time?

Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell answer your questions on Keaton Jennings, Chris Morris and The Oval's pigeons

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Stokes flattered by Flintoff comparisons

Ben Stokes talks about how he gets fired up in a match following his fine all-round display at The Oval

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'The first rule of batting is to use your bat' - du Plessis

Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar react to their contrasting performances with the bat in South Africa's loss to England

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'We've not done things by halves so far' - Root

Joe Root praised England for recovering from their Nottingham collapse and hopes to avoid a repeat of that performance in their final Test

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'I knew he was out' - Moeen on hat-trick review

Moeen Ali discusses the final ball of the third Test against South Africa and offers some advice to his team-mates who fell one short of hat-tricks

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Faf hitting the gym to cope with frustration - Birrell

South Africa assistant coach Adrian Birrell explains how Faf du Plessis dealt with the frustration of falling twice without playing a shot

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Broad sees shades of Flintoff in speedy Stokes spell

Stuart Broad compares the bowling of England team-mate Ben Stokes to one of Andrew Flintoff's devastating spells

, play 00:46
Did England enjoy their morning tube commute?

People travelling to The Oval on the Tube on Saturday morning may have taken a second glance when they saw the England players in their carriage

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Bavuma unfazed by batting rescue acts

Temba Bavuma bailed South Africa out of another batting hole although his team may need more of it in the second innings

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'Rare to see someone settle like Roland-Jones' - Anderson

England's Jimmy Anderson reveals how impressed he was with Toby Roland-Jones' debut and the fight of Keaton Jennings

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Dobell: Westley, Roland-Jones make case for county recruits

George Dobell reports from The Oval at lunch on the fourth day of the third Test between England and South Africa

Match Coverage

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Mr Consistent

5

Test centuries in the last six series that Elgar has played. He scored centuries against Eng and SL at home and against Aus, NZ and Eng away.

Opening failure

12.91

South Africa's average first-wicket stand in the last 12 Test innings, since the start of the series in New Zealand. Their highest opening stand during this period is 21

Uphill for South Africa

1947

The only time South Africa have batted 100+ overs in the fourth innings in England - they faced 141 overs and drew the game at The Oval in 1947

Root's run-fest continues

9

Consecutive Tests in which Root has made a 50-plus score. Only seven batsmen have had a longer stretch: Tendulkar, Edrich (10 each), Mominul, Sehwag, Gambhir, Richards (11 each), and de Villiers (12)

Debut half-century at No. 3

10

England batsmen who've made 50+ on Test debut at No. 3, like Tom Westley has in this Test. The previous one was Owais Shah (88 & 38) v India in 2006

Morkel's Bunny

11

Number of times Morne Morkel has dismissed Alastair Cook in Tests - Most he has been dismissed by any bowler. This was also the first time Cook got bowled by Morkel.

Dream Debut

2009

Last instance of a fast bowler from Eng to take a 5 wicket haul on debut.Graham Onions took 5 for 38 against WI at Lords.Toby Roland Jones took 5 for 57.

Stokes vs SA

2

Number of centuries for Ben Stokes against South Africa. He has an average of 49.83 from 12 innings against them.

New Ball delivers

23

Runs made by England in 11 overs since the new ball was taken.England lost 2 wickets in this period. They made 44 runs for no wicket in the 10 overs prior to the new ball

Time for a change?

6

Number of single digit scores from 8 innings for Keaton Jennings since his century on debut. He averages 12.37 and has three ducks.

Three Debutants

2014

Last instance of England playing 3 debutants in a Test. Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan played their first game against SL at Lords.