Whats up for the Proteas??

If the Proteas and their coach Mickey Arthur had returned to South Africa in the middle of August, they would have come home to a heroes' welcome after securing a Test series victory in England for the first time since their return to international cricket.

Instead, the Proteas had a much quieter homecoming, after losing all their one-day internationals (ODIs) against England. Only persistent rain in Cardiff on Wednesday prevented a 5-0 whitewash which would have seen England moving to the second spot on the ICC one-day rankings. As it is, South Africa are still in second place, but the gap between the Proteas and Ricky Ponting's Australians has increased.