England vs South Africa – 1st ODI – Toss Report
In another battle for supremacy, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, played at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, August 24, 2012.
Both sides have made changes to their line-up following a gruelling affair in the Test arena, which saw the Proteas winning by a 2-0 margin, consequently affirming their status as the no.1 ranked Test side.
A similar scenario is at stake today, where a victory for the visitors will help them leapfrog the Poms into first. That, along with their current no.1 T20 status, will further allow the South Africans to be ranked no.1 in all three forms of the game - only
if they win in Cardiff.
The host welcome back Ravi Bopara after the player ruled himself out of selection for the final two Tests, owing to personal issues. He will duly slot in at no.4 despite Jonny Bairstow’s impressive return to form.
The other change comes in the bowling department where Chris Woakes finally gets a game after the management decided to rest http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 Finn are the other pacers, along with the spin of Graeme Swann,
which leaves http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 benched.
The Proteas have left out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692.
Both sides have been in good ODI form this year, where England is undefeated in 10 games, including two whitewashes to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in their last official ODI series.
The play however, has been delayed due to rain, and further assessment will take place in a short while. The weather forecast remains poor for the day.
England
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566
South Africa
1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842
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