England batting dismantled by confident South Africa

South Africa 119 for 3 (Kallis 48*, Duminy 47* ) beat England 118 for 7 by seven wicketsScorecard

This was a flaccid England batting display which will fill them with misgivings ahead of World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Ravi Bopara’s batting, at least, suggests that he remains scarred by his recent emotional upheavals and the ability of younger batsmen to succeed on turning pitches will be further doubted after the way they were dismantled by a confident South Africa.
South Africa’s pursuit of 119 on northern England’s version of a slow turner was a stroll in the park and, even though…

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