England 303 & 326; South Africa 214 & 174

England won by 241 runs

A hugely successful first Test saw England sweep aside their hosts with an impressive 241-run victory.  

After a disappointing 24 in his first innings, Joe Root offered a glimpse of things to come with a useful 73 the second time around, which was supplemented by Jonny Bairstow's knock of 79 to give South Africa a mammoth 416 to win.

A dramatic final day saw South Africa lose four wickets for seven runs in the first nine overs as England secured only their second Test victory away from home since 2012, condemning the hosts to their seventh straight Test defeat.

England 629-6 dec and 159-6; South Africa 627-7 dec

Match drawn

England looked to have picked up where they left off in Cape Town, notching up 629-6 in their first innings before declaring, with Ben Stokes (258) and Jonny Bairstow (150) both shining. South Africa responded well, with captain Hashim Amla leading his side to 627-7 with a stunning 201 alongside Temba Bavumba's unbeaten 102, before choosing to declare.

An unlikely win for the hosts looked to be on the cards as England suffered a top order collapse in their second innings to lose four wickets for just 84 runs on the final day. However, England held firm to reach 159-6 as bad light sealed a draw. 

South Africa 313 and 83; England 323 and 74-3

England won by seven wickets

South Africa, rocked by Amla's decision to step down from the captaincy, were blown away by England in Johannesburg. Dean Elgar (46) and Amla (40) contributed to a respectable first innings total of 313, while Root's inspired 110 led England to 10-run lead.

Then, a remarkable second innings saw South Africa put to the sword by Stuart Broad, who at one point had figures of 5-1.

Broad ended with 6-17 as South Africa amassed a measly 83 all out. It took just three wickets for England to emerge with a series-deciding victory - a result that saw the home side replaced by India at the top of the Test rankings. 

South Africa 475 and 248-5 dec; England 342 and 101

South Africa won by 280 runs

With the series already won, England arrived in Centurion with the pressure off and the hosts took full advantage.

Stephen Cook (115), Amla (109), both complimented Quinton de Kock's unbeaten 129 as South Africa earned a first innings total of 475.

England did their best to respond, but Root and Cook's totals of 76 was as good as it got for the tourists, who ended on 342. Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the South African bowling figures, earning impressive figures of 7-112.

Sensing victory, South Africa added another 248 runs to their overall total before declaring, before 20-year old Rabada terrorised England's batting line up once again with figures of 6-32, becoming the youngest South African to take 10 wickets in single test match, to leave England all out for 101. 

England 399-9 (50 overs); South Africa 250-5 (33.3 overs)

England won by 39 runs (D/L method)

Fresh off the back of their Test success, England continued their momentum with an impressive one-day win in Bloemfontein, albeit through the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Their first innings total of 399 was England's second-highest ever in a one day international, with Jos Buttler's earning a century off just 73 balls, while Stokes, Alex Hales and Root all passed 50.

De Kock's unbeaten 38 off 96 balls kept the Proteas in contention, but any momentum was halted with the loss of several key wickets, with Moeen Ali earning figures of 3-43 before rain ended the game and give England a 1-0 series lead.

South Africa 262-7 (50 overs); England 263-5 (46.2 overs)

England won by five wickets

The good times kept rolling for England as a 99 from Alex Hales helped them take a 2-0 series lead with a five-wicket victory at Port Elizabeth.

Buttler's impressive century in Bloemfontein was followed up with an unbeaten 48, which included three successive sixes as England surpassed South Africa's total of 262 with 22 balls to spare.

AB de Villiers was the pick of South Africa's batting as he notched 73 off 91 balls, while England left-armer Reece Topley claiming 4-50.

England 318-8 (50 overs); South Africa 319-3 (46.2 overs)

South Africa won by seven wickets

If South Africa were looking for a response in Centurion, then they got it in emphatic circumstances as de Kock and Amla both put on 239 for the first wicket to inspire a seven-wicket victory.

De Kock hit four sixes on his way to a brilliant 135, while Amla added 127 to help their side surpass their target of 319 with 22 balls to spare in the highest successful run chase for an ODI at Centurion.

There were some bright spots for England, with Root hitting five sixes to earn 125 - his highest score in a one-day international, but a total of 318-8 proved too little.

England 262 (47.5 overs); South Africa 266-9 (47.2 overs)

South Africa won by one wicket

Root was once again on form in Johannesburg, earning an eighth one-day century, but his efforts were largely in vain as South Africa eased to a one-wicket victory to level the series.

Having scored 109 off 124 balls, Root led England's recovery from 108-6 to guide them to 262 all out.

When South Africa were reduced to 143-5, England looked to be heading for victory, but a superb 62 from 38 balls from Chris Morris ensured South Africa reached their target with 16 balls to spare. 

England 236; South Africa 237-5

South Africa won by five wickets

Having squandered their two-match lead, England slumped to defeat in the decisive match in Cape Town as the hosts secured a thrilling five-wicket victory.

A composed 112 from Hales saved an otherwise disappointing England batting performance to salvage a total of 236 all out.

South Africa began poorly as the bowling of Topley (3-41) reduced them to 22-3, before De Villiers stepped up to earn his 24th ODI century from 94 balls to see his side over the line in 44 overs.

England, who slumped to a third straight loss where one of their batsmen had made a century, were left to rue several missed opportunities throughout the series as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat.

Meanwhile South Africa's comeback from 2-0 down was only the third time at a five-match ODI series has been won from two behind.

England 134-8 (20 overs); South Africa 135-7 (20 overs)

South Africa won by three wickets

With the World T20 just around, the corner, England may well have been concerned at how the opportunities missed in Cape Town as they crashed to their first defeat in seven T20 internationals.

Finding themselves on 50-1, the tourists disappointingly added just 84 more runs, with Buttler leading the scoring with 32. South African spinner Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers, earning figures of 4-21.

England looked set for a hard-earned victory when South Africa's batsmen entered the final delivery requiring two runs to win.

Morris, the hero for South Africa in the fourth one-day international scampered over the line to bag the winning runs in dramatic circumstances as bowler Topley failed to collect Root's throw from long-off.

England 171 (19.4 overs); South Africa 172-1 (14.4 overs)

South Africa won by nine wickets

While the opening T20 international went down to the wire, the second match at the Wanderers was far more comfortable for the hosts as they secured a comprehensive nine-wicket victory to earn a 2-0 series win.

A catastrophic collapse saw England lose their last seven wickets for 14 runs on their way to being bowled out for 171, with Buttler's 28-ball 54 a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing innings that was roundly punished.

De Villiers was back to his best with an impressive 71, which was supported by Amla's unbeaten 69 as the hosts eased to their target of 172 with 5.2 overs to spare.

The result clinched a series win for South Africa and leaves England with plenty to ponder ahead of the upcoming ICC World T20 at the beginning of March.