Second Metro Bank one-day international, Lord's.
South Africa 330-8 (50 overs): Breetzke 85 (77), Stubbs 58 (62); Archer 4-62
England 325-9 (50 overs): Root 61 (72), Buttler 61 (51): Burger 3-63
South Africa won by five runs, lead three-match series 2-0
England's poor form in white-ball cricket continued as they were beaten by South Africa to lose the second one-day international and the series with a game to spare.
Though not nearly as one-sided as the hammering at Headingley on Tuesday, a five-run margin did not reflect the nature of the contest.
Set 331, which would have represented the highest successful chase in an ODI at Lord's, England fell short on 325-9.
Blogger: This match was thrown away by only playing four bowlers. Had Joe Root been used as the fifth bowler - it is probable that we could still have won the match.
Jacks is substantially better than Bethel and these were the two selected to bowl many inferior balls to a very strong batting outfit.
No disaster as in the first of the ODIs but this was a match which could so easily have been won.
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