Poor batting from England saw them fall to a seven-wicket loss to South Africa in the first of three Twenty20 matches.
The visitors secured the win with six balls left after England managed only 118-7 at Chester-le-Street.
After losing three early wickets, South Africa's Jacques Kallis (48 not out) and JP Duminy (47 not out) put on an unbeaten 90 for the fourth wicket.
Craig Kieswetter top-scored with 25 but Ravi Bopara made only six in England's third-lowest total in T20s.
After a disappointing batting performance in the final one-day international in midweek, poor shot selection, too many gambles and some good South African fielding left England struggling to post a decent score.
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