5 positives South Africa will take home from the England Test series 

#4. Temba Bavuma in the middle order

Bavuma is South Africa's best hope in the middle order

At the end of this Test series, Temba Bavuma must have realized that it is impossible to step into Jacques Kallis' shoes and the challenges of batting at number four are far more difficult than what it looks.

But, he must also realize that he is currently South Africa's best hope in the middle order. He may have failed to produce the big triple figure knocks but he has on most occasions arrested the batting collapse with his staunch resilience and gritty batting.

Throughout the series, he was tested by the English bowlers, the hostile conditions and the lack of support from his team-mates. But the South African kept on blocking the good deliveries and took full toll of the bad ones.

He ended the series with 257 runs at an average of 32.12 which is a lesser than Vernon Philander's average (44.25) but what mattered the most is the timing of Bavuma's runs.

The right-hand batsman always stood up when the team was in crisis and batted with caution to release the pressure. In the Test series, only Hashim Amla faced more balls him and this stat signifies how important Bavuama is for South Africa in the middle order.