England South Africa Most wickets Stuart Broad (11) | Most runs Matt Prior (275) | |
Dates 19 July 2012 – 12 September 2012 Captains Andrew Strauss (Tests)
Alastair Cook (ODIs)
Stuart Broad (T20Is) Result South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
The South African cricket team toured England in 2012, has played three Test matches, five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 International matches. The number of Test matches between the two nations had to be reduced to avoid clashes with the Olympic Games.
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Preparations
The South Africa squad spent four days with explorer Mike Horn in Switzerland before the tour began. Horn and South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten had worked together during India's successful 2011 Cricket World Cup campaign. Horn's training focused on putting the team through physical exertion to improve their mental strength. Several members of the squad, including Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn, recalled the training period as being the toughest few days of their lives. He worked with the team again as a "special assistant" for further training before the third Test.
Squads
1 Thami Tsolekile was brought into the South African squad after Mark Boucher's retirement from international cricket due to an eye injury sustained in the tour match against Somerset.
2 James Tredwell was brought into the England squad to replace Graeme Swann after the second ODI.
Test series
England