Last updated: 13th August 2008
Find out what the Sky Sports cricket team are really thinking in our exclusive video blogs.
Our panel, which includes David Gower, Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd, are the best in the business and you can hear more from them during our summer of cricket right here on skysports.com.
One of our pundits will be here at the close of play every day throughout England's Test series against South Africa to take a light-hearted look back at the day's proceedings.
In the final blog of the Test summer, David Gower is full of praise for England's new captain and is full of respect for South Africa's leader.
You can see what he had to say by clicking on the link below. And don't worry if you miss a blog because you can always catch up by using the archive at the bottom of the page.
David Gower hails two great skippers
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| Four | Mikey can't wait for the finale | CLICK HERE |
| Three | Nasser on a dull days play | CLICK HERE |
| Two | Beefy signs off in style | CLICK HERE |
| One | Bumble feels the 'lurve' from KP | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| Four | Nasser on one of the greatest Test Matches | CLICK HERE |
| Three | Benedict delivers the stats of the day | CLICK HERE |
| Two | Pollock on bright spark Flintoff | CLICK HERE |
| One | Bumble reflects on a shocking start | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| Four | Bumble cautions England selectors | CLICK HERE |
| Three | Pollock on the Proteas and quizes | CLICK HERE |
| Two | Athers on a toothless bowling display | CLICK HERE |
| One | Beefy's delight at result chance | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| Five | Nasser's reason to be optimistic | CLICK HERE |
| Four | Beefy on the local eateries | CLICK HERE |
| Three | Athers on a flawless England display | CLICK HERE |
| Two | Pollock warns against writing off Proteas | CLICK HERE |
| One | Bumble has some harsh words for South Africa | CLICK HERE |
| VENUE | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| The Oval | Athers on a highly-charged Kiwi win | CLICK HERE |
| Edgbaston | Beefy looks back at a farcical draw | CLICK HERE |
| Durham | Nick Knight on a big win for England | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| FOUR | Nasser says Test cricket is safe after England's win | CLICK HERE |
| THREE | Athers hails England's young guns | CLICK HERE |
| TWO | Bumble shares his tips on the latest top tunes | CLICK HERE |
| ONE | Beefy hails the new-look Trent Bridge | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | colspan="1">LINK |
| FOUR | Bumble is full of Manchester pride | CLICK HERE |
| THREE | Ian Smith is down as New Zealand let things slip | CLICK HERE |
| TWO | Athers on a good day of weather, but a bad day for England | CLICK HERE |
| ONE | Beefy gets his teeth into the bad light controversy | CLICK HERE |
| DAY | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| FIVE | Ian Smith hails the guts of New Zealand | CLICK HERE |
| FOUR | Mikey is warmed by the efforts of the skippers | CLICK HERE |
| THREE | Athers reflects on a 'stinker' at Lord's | CLICK HERE |
| TWO | Bumble goes celebrity spotting | CLICK HERE |
| ONE | It's rain, rain, rain for Beefy at Lord's | CLICK HERE |
| Fixture |
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| Wednesday 20th August |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Sri Lanka vs India |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Kent vs Lancashire |
| Hampshire vs Somerset |
| Surrey vs Sussex |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Essex vs Worcestershire |
| Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire |
| Middlesex vs Leicestershire |
| International Twenty20 |
| England vs South Africa |
| Nat West Triangular Series |
| Bermuda vs West Indies |
| Thursday 21st August |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Holland vs Kenya |
| Result |
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| Tuesday 19th August |
| Pro40 - Division One |
| Nottinghamshire vs Durham Durham won by 6 runs. |
| Monday 18th August |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Sri Lanka vs India Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets. |
| Scotland vs England No Result |
| Nat West Triangular Series |
| Canada vs Bermuda Canada won by 27 runs. |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Kent vs Derbyshire Kent won by 9 wickets. |
| Sunday 17th August |
| Pro40 - Division One |
| Somerset vs Hampshire Hampshire won by 5 wickets. |
| Lancashire vs Middlesex No Result (Match abandoned, rain, 1pt each) |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Surrey vs Northamptonshire Surrey won by 63 runs. |
| Saturday 16th August |
| Other Match |
| England Lions vs South Africa England Lions won by 6 wickets. |
| Friends Provident Trophy |
| Kent vs Essex Essex won by 5 wickets. |
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