South Africa crush England

South Africa defeated England by 9 wickets with 184 balls remaining. England were all out for 154 due to fine bowling display by Andrew Hall. South Africa completed the formalities in 19.2 overs largely due to explosive batting by captain Graeme Smith 89 runs in 58 balls.

Brief Score:
England 154 all out (48 overs)
South Africa 157 for 1 (19.2 overs)
Man of Match: Andrew Hall

This was on sided affair as England gave this game without a fight. England batting looked totally pathetic. England captain Vaughan needs to step down and play county cricket to regain his confidence as he has struggled in entire tournament and has always created pressure on middle order by getting out early every time. They are missing Mark Threscothick as opener. Flintoff has also struggled with bat.

South Africa displayed fine bowling and batting performance and has put one feet in the semi-final. Today's splendid win must have boosted their morale after loosing to minnow Bangladesh.

on the side note:
I think there are four test playing countries in the world who needs serious work to be competitive. The teams are:

1. India: India were knocked out of world cup after being thrased by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. All the big shots like Tendulkar, Sehwag, Ganguly, Yuvraj failed in both matches. It is high time for India to get fresh blood and look at its domestic cricket academy to produce quality players.
   
2. Pakistan: Pakistan cricket hit rock bottom after being defeated by Ireland. The Captain resigned and coach died. The vice-captain declined to become captain. It is currently in total mess and serious work is needed to bring it back to competitive level.
   
3. West Indies: They have performed badly in super eight loosing matches to Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand.
   
4. England: It will be very tough for England's captain Vaughan to keep his job after dubious world cup performance. They have only defeated one test playing country Bangladesh and struggled a lot to do that. They have been thrashed by New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.