England will be going head to head against South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the 5 ODI Series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The 1st ODI at Cardiff was washed out due to rain after only 5.3 overs of play was possible. The match will start at 12.00 GMT. South Africa have won the toss and decided to bat first.
South Africa have rested Dale Steyn for this match. Ryan McLaren and Dean Elgar are a part of the South African XI for this game after Jacques Kallis was rested. Albie Morkel is unfortunate to miss out. Rose Bowl is a good pitch to bat on and South Africa will look to get to atleast 260. Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla will be crucial at the top of the order. But the man to watch out will be the skipper AB de Villiers who will be coming in the middle order.
England were completely outplayed in the Test Series and also lost their No. 1 Status in Tests. They are also the No.1 Ranked ODI Team and will hope to live up to the expectations. England are playing 2 spinners in Swann and Samit Patel in this game and they will be vital in the middle overs. The batting is top heavy as far as England are concerned. Cook, Bell and Trott will have to bear the responsibility for England's batting. No one can doubt the ability of Bopara and Morgan while chasing the innings.
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