England thrashed by South Africa in first Test at the Oval

No 1 The crown is slipping and devastating defeat gives Strauss serious problems | UPDATED: 23:16 GMT, 23 July 2012 It does not get much worse than this. Never have England lost a Test while taking only two wickets and rarely, at least under Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss, have they looked so utterly outplayed and devoid of ideas and imagination. Best team in the world Not on this evidence