England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and decided to bat first in their vital Champions Trophy match against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday.
It is South Africa’s final Group B match and it is imperative that they win if they are to have any chance of progressing to the semi-finals.
The home side have recalled stalwart opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs, now over his rib muscle strain, to the starting line-up in place of Hashim Amla.
England have been forced to make one change to the side that opened their campaign with a win over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Friday. South African-born wicketkeeper Matt Prior is unable to play due to illness and has been replaced by Ravi Bopara.
Eoin Morgan will move behind the stumps to take over the wicketkeeping duties.
England, having batted first posted a formidable 323 / 8 after their 50 overs, leaving SA to score 324 for a win at 6.48 runs per over.
SA batted and fell short by 22 runs, scoring 301 / 9 after 50 overs, effecrively ending their competition.
Teams:
South Africa – Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn.
England – Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Graham Onions.
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This one is slipping ……
Botha must make sure that Smith keeps the strike. Fck!!! Botha out!!!
We’re going to be short… Botha out
@grootblousmile – 476 – Quick, someone kick the cripple!!
You know how we Northern Hemisphere types like to cheat…….!!
Stupid play by SA!!!
Roll-off (the bed) van der Merwe is in
What is happening now??? Let smith do the big hitting…
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Ou sê-ding by my. Nie eers gedink aan “katvis”.
Four.. Smith
@Journo-Lion – 477 Jokes are vital if you work in the Sports Dept at the BBC!! Keep practicing your witty delivery! You need to be amusing but never smarmy!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Bowled/caught what?
Another Four… Smith
SA 263 / 7 after 45 overs
@carol – caught
2 runs per ball. 30 balls left.
Roll-off Bowled clean…
Roelof clean bowled!!!! This is game set match Im afraid
Parnell on
@carol – Yeah, I think that is what makes Jeremy such a good journalist. He knows how to push the boundaries
500
WRS flicking to cefax following scores me shouting your commentary to him too, strange way to follow cricket!
GO ENGLAND :rose:
@Ed_the_Lion – mooi Ed :party:
Kak ons inni pomp. Donnerse poms.
Honne lê klaar en wegkruip inni hok. 🙂
I wonder who is coaching SA batters to moer every ball straight forward, last year Roelof played a lot off dabs and steered the ball behind a lot, now it one thing moer it as hard as possible.
@isigidi – hahahahaha…skop maar die vis.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Baie dankie K9. Wys jou weereens, aanhouers wen. :star:
SA 266 / 8 only 4 overs left
@Journo-Lion – 499 He better not push our ‘Boundaries’, he has just bought 700 acres right next to us and was making a joke in The Times today about boundaries!!
Mmmm, ek sien ons het ‘n moerse lot nuwe smileys!!! :pumpkin:
@KingPaul – Hello King :poop:
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