South Africa Tour of England

England omit, Salt, Brook & Willey. For South Africa Miller Captains the side in the absence of Bavuma, Rabada returns, & Rossouw is set to play his first International for 6 years.
Buttler now has lost the last 8 coin tosses.

England held their catches.
South Africa did not.
Made a big difference.

England v South Africa 2nd ODI Cardiff (18.30)
England elected to field
SA 207-3 (20 overs) Rossouw 96 no Hendricks 53
ENG 149(16.4 overs) Bairstow 30 Buttler 29 Ali 28 Shamsi 3-27 Phehlukwayo 3-39 Ngidi 2-11
South Africa won by 58 runs

(27-07-2022 18:11 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v S Africa 1st T20 Bristol
South Africa elected to bowl
ENG 234-6 (20 overs) Bairstow 90 Ali 52 Malan 43 Ngidi 5-39
SA 193-8 (20 overs) Stubbs 72 Hendricks 57 Gleeson 3-51 Rashid 2-17 Topley 2-29
England won by 41 runs

Saw a few of England's final overs. I know Moeen rarely bats as well as that, but when he does, it's quite breath-taking to behold

England v South Africa 3rd ODI - Southampton (2.30pm)
England elected to field
SA 191-5 (20 overs) Hendricks 70 Markram 51 no Rossouw 31 Miller 22 Willey 3-25
ENG 101 ( 16.4 overs) Bairstow 27 Shamsi 5-24 Maharaj 2-21
South Africa won by 90 runs

England Squad - (1st 2 Tests - 17 Aug Lords & 25 Aug Old Trafford
B Stoakes ©
J Anderson
J Bairstow
S Broad
H Brook
Z Crawley
B Foakes (w)
J Leach
A Lees
C Overton
M Potts
O Pope
O Robinson
J Root

South Africa start a 4-day match against England Lions at Canterbury today. The Proteas will be looking to finalize their starting XI for next weeks Test, with captain Bavuma injured, his consistent run scoring at 5, will be missed. Other concerns will be the fitness of Rabada.
For the Lions, Ollie Robinson, & Craig Overton have a chance to push for selection.

The England Lions beat South Africa by an innings and 56 runs on an absolute road

^^ It was quite a significant win, as the Lions played in a Bazball style, with South Africa making 433 at a little under 3.5 runs per over, the Lions racked up 672 at 5.74, & performed collectively well in the field, to complete a 56 run win. The game didn't carry First Class status, as the Proteas opted to use extra players to finalize the Test XI. Their bowling was missing key players, but the batting line-up was full strength, apart from the injured Bavuma. But Loins captain Billings noted that this wasn't England's best side either.

England v South Africa 1st Test - Lords - Aug 17-22 Day 1 Close
South Africa elected to field
ENG 116-6 (32 overs) o 61 no Nortje 3-43 Rabada 2-36