| Series Name: | South African cricket team in England in 2012 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
| Team1 Name: | England |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Team2 Name: | South Africa |
| From Date: | 19 July 2012 |
| To Date: | 12 September 2012 |
| Team1 Captain: | Andrew Strauss (Tests) Alastair Cook (ODIs) Stuart Broad (T20Is) |
| Team2 Captain: | Graeme Smith (Tests) AB de Villiers (ODIs & T20Is) |
| No Of Tests: | 3 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Matt Prior (275) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Hashim Amla (482) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Stuart Broad (11) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Dale Steyn (15) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Matt Prior (Eng) and Hashim Amla (SA) |
| No Of Odis: | 5 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Ian Bell (181) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Hashim Amla (335) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | James Anderson (6) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Robin Peterson (7) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Hashim Amla (SA) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Craig Kieswetter (76) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Hashim Amla (83) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Jade Dernbach (3) Steven Finn (3) Graeme Swann (3) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Johan Botha (4) |
| Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Craig Kieswetter (Eng) |
The South African cricket team toured England in 2012 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 International matches.[1] The number of Test matches between the two nations had to be reduced to avoid clashes with the Olympic Games.[2]
Similarly to South Africa's previous tour of England in 2008, South Africa won the series, and the England captain subsequently resigned (in 2008, Michael Vaughan resigned from the captaincy, and subsequently was never picked to play again; in 2012, Andrew Strauss resigned both the captaincy and from all forms of cricket). [3]
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.[4]
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.[12]
2 James Tredwell was brought into the England squad to replace Graeme Swann after the second ODI.[13]
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