England to bat first at Centurion

England won the toss and chose to bat in the crucial third One-Day International in Centurion.

England won the toss and chose to bat in the crucial third One-Day International in Centurion.

Published Feb 9, 2016

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England won the toss and chose to bat in the crucial third One-Day International in Centurion on Tuesday.

England leads the series 2-0 after winning comfortably in Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth. With lots of cloud hanging around, the dreaded Duckworth/Lewis Method is sure to play a part at some stage as was the case in Bloemfontein when it favoured England.

South Africa made one change to the team that lost at St Georges Park, bringing in all-rounder David Wiese for Rilee Rossouw. While that change may weaken the batting somewhat, it certainly improves the bowling, an area in which South Africa has suffered as a result of JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien sharing the fifth bowler duties.

Teams

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (capt), , JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Reece Topley

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