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Durhamfootman wrote:well, they were warned often enough about breaking their new toy

I guess that means that Woody will have to keep bowling 30 overs a day instead..... I'm sure that will go well

oops.... my mistake...... Archer has not been over-bowled.... Honest Joe says so

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51429134

well, that's put me in my place

thank goodness I was wrong

Looks like there will be some rain around tomorrow especially later in the day.

Cricinfos team prediction is hedging a few bets.

1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Joe Denly/Moeen Ali, 6 Tom Banton, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Tom Curran, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Matt Parkinson/Adil Rashid.

Can't see Mo batting at five.

Mahmood in, Sam Curran out. Rashid in, Parkinson out. Moeen in, Woakes out.

Ngidi in, Fortuin out.

SA are put in.

Slow start for SA, but it's supposed to be overcast, so maybe England should be taking wickets with the new ball.

And on cue, Mahmood gets one! On his debut.

Rassie van der Dussen's troubles against spin continue.

He looked completely at sea against Moeen and Rashid.

Wickets for Mo and Rashid. Justifying the spin heavy selection.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Wickets for Mo and Rashid. Justifying the spin heavy selection.

Should be two spinners in every English ODI team...

scoring been tough?

controversy with DRS, I see

Pitch was described as a belter, so this should be chasable. If the experts were right.

Miller has at least given his team something to work with. 50 off the last overs.

wickets in hand feels key for England. If they drop a few early doors they'll struggle, I reckon. Don't do anything daft would be my advice, just play sensibly

Ngidi handing this to England

utter dross

what was that about not doing anything daft?