South Africa beat England by 7wkts in 1st T20I

By Meg Anderson

LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 9, 2012: South Africa took first blood in the three-match Twenty20 International series Saturday when they defeated England by seven wickets at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.

Hashim Amla leads Proteas to 80-run win over England

By Magdalena Stanislav

SOUTHAMPTON, England (TheSportsNext) August 28, 2012: A swashbuckling innings of 150 by Hashim Amla helped South Africa to outplay England by 80 runs in the second One Day International at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Tuesday and take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

The first match of the One Day International series was washed out due to heavy rain.

Using crease is integral part of bowling: Ian Pont

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI (TheSportsNext) August 3, 2012: Steve Finn gets in very close to the stumps when he bowls, according to his one-time coach at Middlesex, Ian Pont.

Speaking exclusively from London on Thursday, minutes after the ICC umpire, Steve Davis called 'dead ball' after Finn dislodged the bails at the non-striker's end, Pont said, "Steve Finn gets in very close to the stumps when he bowls, which comes from an angled run. If Finn continued his run along the line he runs in, he would run down the pitch towards long leg.