England vs South Africa Test series 2022
3rd Test:
Third and last but series deciding Test of the 3 match series between England and South Africa is going to be played at the Oval, London starting from September 8th 2022.
England vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the thirty-eighth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 23 times. Whereas the opponent won 9 times. 5 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 12 series in a span of 39 years, from 1888-89 to 1927-28, where the England team won 10 times and South Africa won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 5 series (twice) from 1912 to 1927-28 and from 1938-39 to 1955.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 8 series from 1938-39 to 1965.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 series from 1930-31 to 1938-39.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 3 series (twice) from 1965 to 1998 and from 2008 to 2015-16.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WWWLD.
Matches:
The teams completed 155 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 65 times, whereas the opponent won 35 times with 55 draws.
The teams played 13 consecutive tests without any draw from 1889 to 1907, in which England won 9 games and South Africa won 4 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 8 matches from 1889 to 1906.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 18 matches from 1935 to 1951.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 3 matches from 1906 to 1906.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 13 matches from 1929 to 1939.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa are WLWWW.
English Backyard:
Series:
When touring England by South Africa, the teams met to play bilateral series 16 times, out of them, the host won the series 10 times and the visitors won the series 4 times. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 10 series in a span of 87 years, from 1907 to 1994, where England won 8 series and South Africa won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 4 series (twice) from 1907 to 1935 and from 1947 to 1965.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 4 series (twice) from 1907 to 1935 and from 1947 to 1965.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 3 series from 2003 to 2017.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WLLDW.
Matches:
On the soil of England, the teams faced each other 70 times. Out of them, England received victory 31 times and defeated 15 times with 24 draws.
The teams played 9 consecutive tests without any draw from 1951 to 1960, in which England won 7 games and South Africa won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 6 matches from 1912 to 1924.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 17 matches from 1907 to 1935.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 matches (twice) from 1955 to 1955 and from 2008 to 2008.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 7 matches (twice) from 1929 to 1947 and from 1960 to 1994.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa are WLWWW.
Basil D’Oliveira Series:
The test series between the team known as Basil D’Oliveira series, which started from 2004-05, when the English team visited South Africa.
Series:
This is going to be the eighth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 4 times. Whereas the opponent won 2 times. 1 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 10 years, from 2012 to present, where the England team won 3 times and South Africa won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 3 series from 2015-16 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 3 series from 2015-16 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 1 series (twice) in 2008 and in 2012.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 3 series from 2008 to 2015-16.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WWWLD.
Matches:
The teams completed 30 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 13 times, whereas the opponent won 10 times with 7 draws.
The teams played 12 consecutive tests without any draw from 2016 to present, in which England won 8 games and South Africa won 4 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 3 matches from 2020 to 2022.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 4 matches from 2008 to 2010.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 matches (twice) from 2008 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2012.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 5 matches from 2010 to 2015.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa are WLWWW.
Basil D’Oliveira Series @ English Backyard:
Series:
When touring England by South Africa, the teams met to play bilateral series 3 times, out of them, the host won the series 1 time and the visitors won the series 2 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in a span of 14 years, from 2008 to present, where England won 1 series and South Africa won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 1 series in 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 1 series in 2017.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2017.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WLL – -.
Matches:
On the soil of England, the teams faced each other 13 times. Out of them, England received victory 5 times and defeated 6 times with 2 draws.
The teams played 7 consecutive tests without any draw from 2012 to present, in which England won 4 games and South Africa won 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the England team against South Africa was 2 matches from 2017 to 2022.
The longest unbeaten streak for the England team against South Africa was 2 matches from 2017 to 2022.
The consecutive winning streak for the South Africa team against England was 2 matches from 2008 to 2008.
The longest unbeaten streak for the South Africa team against England was 3 matches (twice) from 2008 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2017.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa are LWWLW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fourth rank (England (100)) and third rank (South Africa (110)) team, nearly a perfect series. The host is 10 points behind the visitors.
England:
The team completed 1054 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 383 times and lost 317 times. 354 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 6 points with a (1) position in the rankings.
If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 5 points with a (1) position in the rankings.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 3 points without impact in the rankings.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a (1) point without impact in the rankings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WLWWW.
South Africa:
The team completed 454 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 175 times and lost 155 times. 124 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 10 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 6 points with a (1) position in the rankings.
If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 8 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 4 points without any impact in the rankings.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 6 points without impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 2 points without impact in the rankings.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a couple (2) of points without impact in the rankings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LWWWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of London shows the showers would be possible on the first, second and the last day of the match, the weather would be pretty cloudy on the third day morning, and pretty sunny in the evening and mostly cloudy on the fourth day. There would be less chance of rain for the third and the fourth day, as the precipitation percentage would be 24% and 6%, respectively and high chances of the rain on the remaining three days, as the precipitation percentage would be 85%, 76% and 42% on the first, second and fifth day, respectively. The temperature would be between 19 to 24 Celsius. The wind would be between 13 – 21 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 88 times out of 103 games, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 32 times and lost 25 times. 31 games resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWLDL.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 3 times and lost 6 times with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLWL.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 7 matches (twice) from 1966 to 1974 and from 2014 to present.
The first batting team won the matches 38 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 28 times with 37 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWWL.
Overall, 35 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 31 times with 37 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWWL.
The visiting team never won the match, while winning the toss, after 2001.
Home Side:
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 61 times in 103 games. The team won 26 times and lost 14 times with 21 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWLL.
The match never resulted in a draw, when the home team won the toss, after 2005.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are WDWDW.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 85 runs in 1882 (the famous Oval test), and the highest successful chase was 263 runs in 1902.
The first innings lowest total was 52 runs in 1948, and the highest total was 903 runs in 1938. For the second inning, the lowest total was 68 runs in 1886, whereas the highest was 695 runs in 1930. For the third inning, the lowest total was 84 runs (completed innings) in 1896, whereas the highest was 538 runs in 1975. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 44 runs (completed innings) in 1896, whereas the highest was 429 runs in 1979.
The batting average of the first innings is 36.20 and 31.95 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 29.19, and 27.81 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 15 times at the venue. The host won 7 times and the visiting team won 1 time. 7 games resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa at the venue are WLWWW.
The encounter result has never been a draw between the teams since 1965.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a very good record at the venue, as the team won 43 times out of 103 played outings and lost 23 times with 37 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are LWWWL.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team won 1 time out of 15 played outings and lost 7 times with 7 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LWLLL.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
England:
The side comes with H. Brook in place of J. Bairstow.
England Eleven: A. Lees, Z. Crawley, O. Pope, J. Root, H. Brook, B. Stokes, B. Foakes, S. Broad,O. Robinson, J. Leach, J. Anderson
South Africa:
The team comes with R. Rickelton in place of A. Markram, K. Zondo in place of R. van dar Dussen, W. Mulder in place of S. Harmer and M. Jansen in place of L. Ngidi.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, S. Erwee, K. Petersen, R. Rickelton, K. Zondo, K. Verreynne, W. Mulder, M. Jansen, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, A. Nortje
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://thecapitalpost.net/sports/we-just-concentrate-on-what-we-do-ben-stokes-retaliates-to-dean-elgars-bazball-remarks/
