England v Southern Africa: Proteas aim for exclusive positions treble

FIRST ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL: ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA
• Venue: Cardiff

• Date: Weekend 24 August

• Start time: 10:15 BST

Coverage: Ball-by-ball Analyze Go with Unique remarks on BBC 5 remain activities additional, BBC Stations 4 LW & via BBC Game web page (available worldwide); up-dates on BBC Stations 5 live; remain written text remarks on BBC Game web page & mobiles

SOUTH AFRICA: England take on Southern African-american at Cardiff with their globe variety one place in one-day internationals under risk.
South African-american will become the first group to top the Globally Cricket Council's positions  in all three types if they defeat Britain on Weekend in the first of the five-match ODI sequence.
After providing up top identify to the Proteas in Analyze cricket, Britain will try to remain variety one in the 50-over activity.

Alastair Chef's part have won their last 10 one-day internationals.
South African-american will top the desk if they win the sequence 3-2 or better.

But either part could fall as low as third in the ODI positions with regards to the outcomes ofAustralia's three-game sequence against Pakistan in the U. s. Arabic Emirates,which starts on Wednesday after a one-off ODI between Afghanistan and Modern australia in Sharjah on Weekend.
One-day leader Prepare wants Britain can put the Analyze sequence behind them - as well asthe row over batsman Kevin Pietersen,who was decreased from the Analyze part after delivering "provocative" sms information to Southern Africa gamers that were claimed to be disparaging towards Analyze skipper Phil Strauss.

Pietersen was not known as in the group for this one-day sequence or the future ICC World Twenty20, despite creating himself available.
"Certainly there are a variety of problems that will get settled and have to get settled," said Prepare.
"For me individually it's obviously a sad scenario but as a part we need to put it to one part.
"We performed some really excellent cricket at Lord's even though we didn't get the outcome, and to be reasonable he hasn't been around the one-day group for a while."

Pietersen's choice in May to live and retire from limited-overs internationals defeat two victories over Western Indies before the third ODI was cleaned out by rainfall, while the five-game sequence with Australiaproduced four Britain victories and one desertion.
Cook added: "It's given other individuals an chance - obviously Ian Gong at the top of the transaction and Ravi Bopara has come into the center purchase and performed extremely as well. That is always encouraging
"We are going to need more of that in these five games - that gamers at certain periods in this sequence phase up and be mentioned and put in a match-winning performance."

Cook will be provided with the ICC's ODI protect before the experience.

England (from): Alastair Prepare (capt), Ian Gong, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Todd Kieswetter (wk), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Chelsea Woakes, Graeme Swann, Wayne Anderson, Steven Finn, Jade massage beds Dernbach.
South African-american (from): Graeme Jackson, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers (capt & wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Albie Morkel, He McLaren, Bieber Ontong, John Parnell, Robin the boy wonder Lewis, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.