Matt Prior hits out as England, 2-0 up in the series, make a superb start after being asked to bat in the third one-day international

Ian Bell plays some scintillating shots at an overcast Oval as he continues his good form from England's crushing win at Trent Bridge

Herschelle Gibbs dives full length to catch Prior for 33 off Albie Morkel as England's first wicket falls on 101 off 15.2 overs

Bell survives a run-out attempt but moments later falls for 73 off 77 balls as South Africa's bowlers fight back

Two runs later and Owais Shah is bowled by South Africa captain Jacques Kallis's first ball for an entertaining 23

Kallis celebrates taking the crucial wicket of England captain Kevin Pietersen, lbw for just five runs

Former captain Paul Collingwood makes only 14 on his return to the team following a four-match ban

Andrew Flintoff needs treatment after being hit on the head by a Morne Morkel bouncer but recovers to hit a belligerent 78 not out

Samit Patel bats for the first time in the series and makes an encouraging 31 to help Flintoff reignite the innings

Luke Wright plays some unorthodox but productive shots as England reach 296-7 off their 50 overs

Kallis trudges off after being caught by Patel off Flintoff for just nine as his poor batting form continues

South Africa's problems increase when Steve Harmison swoops and Prior runs out AB de Villiers

Patel's left-arm spin sees off Boucher and then Albie Morkel as England close in on an unassailable 3-0 series lead

Patel finishes with 5-41 - his best ever bowling figures - as South Africa are dismissed for 170

Pietersen and Flintoff congratulate each after England clinch a 126-run victory to win the series with two matches to spare