Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that South Africa has attained the number one position on the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for test playing nations after beating England, the current number one test team, in the third and final test at Lords in London;
(2) further notes that with this victory the Proteas also won the three test series against England with a score of 2-0;
(3) acknowledges the confident temperament of the South African team which, although only needing a draw in the final test to win the series and to become the number one team in the world, overpowered the English in a powerful and commanding performance;
(4) further acknowledges that this victory was a team effort, but takes particular note of the stand-out performances of Hashim Amla, who scored 121 runs in South Africa's second innings and Vernon Philander, who took five wickets for 30 runs in England's second innings; and
(5) congratulates the Proteas, their management and coaching staff on this outstanding achievement and wishes them well for the remainder of their tour fixtures.
Agreed to.