This offiical ECB release, follows the summer of cricket from its early start in May against a weakened New Zealand side, and which saw England gain back to back Test series victories over the Kiwis. However the ODI series saw New Zealand bounce back in style and inflict a crushing victory against the home side, this series also saw the controversial run out at The Oval!
England started the series against South Africa as underdogs but in the first innings at Lord's saw off the potent pace attack in some style with Pietersen scoring his first 100 in a Test match against the country of his birth and Ian Bell falling on 199! Unfortunately England could not press home there advantage and the match was drawn. What followed was a wonderful series of two equally matched sides going toe to toe in the heat of the battle, England with the returning hero Flintoff and a new captain in Pietersen for the Oval Test lost the series 2-1. In a reverse of fortunes the home side completely battered the South Africans in the ODI series running out easy 4-0 winners, with only the weather perhaps preventing a whitewash.
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England's Summer of Cricket 2008 brings you all the action, interviews, news and analysis from another thrilling summer of international cricket. It was a summer of change on and off the field as English cricket ended the season on a high with some memorable performances.
Disc One
Featuring England's Test and One-Day series' against New Zealand. Despite some difficult matches early in the Test series Michael Vaughan's side found their best form to win the final two matches in style. But the Kiwis fought back to claim victory in a thrilling yet often controversial one-day series.
Disc Two
Highlights from each day of the gripping and action-packed four-match Test Series against South Africa. After the visitors fought back to earn a draw in the first Test, Graeme Smith's side then took a two nil lead to earn South Africa their first series win in England since 1965. It was a result which saw the shock resignation of Vaughan as England captain. Kevin Pietersen was appointed the new skipper and he enjoyed a dream debut in the job with a win in the final Test at The Oval.
Disc Three
A round-up of the five match one-day international series between England and South Africa, in which Pietersen's magical start to captaincy continued as the home side produced some top class performances to win 4-0. Also includes extended highlights of the best one-day international matches from the summer - featuring one of the most controversial matches in recent times when England lost to New Zealand in a last ball thriller at the Oval and then three superb victories against South Africa.