***Official*** South Africa in England

[pasag]

They've done it more than once in three match series, but never in a five match one:

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/61161.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/61136.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/61093.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/61006.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/60923.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/60917.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/60885.html
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/series/60877.html

 

[Goughy]

Harmison takes his ODI average under 30.

Econ at 5.03

One more good game and he could go into sub-30 and sub-5 territory

Word. Thats decent territory to be in.

Now just needs to keep it below 30 and 5.

 

[GIMH]

It's early doors, but anyone in London? Wondering what the weather's like as I heard today's game may be reduced by rain

 

[Neil Pickup]

It's early doors, but anyone in London? Wondering what the weather's like as I heard today's game may be reduced by rain

Decent in Oxford. Expecting a reasonable, dry but grey morning and then scattered T-storms this afternoon. Win toss, bowl.

 

[GIMH]

Sounds like we won't get 100 overs but might see a DL. Mind you, we're yet to see 100 overs anyway due to England's awesome bowling (Y)

 

[BoyBrumby]

V thick mist here that ain't burning off about 70 miles away from Lords.

 

[fredfertang]

35 miles west it's certainly not cricket weather

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Good weather in Wellington at the moment, though the light has faded pretty severely.

 

[Richard]

God I hope this either relents in time for a decent-ish (ie, 35 or more) length game or just washes the thing out completely.

 

[Richard]

Well they have only whitewashed a team once in an Odi series through their cricketing history, and that team was Zimbabwe, i cna't exactly remember the year though

2001/02. Five-match whitewash, Zimbabwe were highly disappointing with what was still a decent side, especially the likes of Wishart and Carlisle.

Also managed to win three out of the four scheduled games which survived the weather in 1999/2000.

 

[Perm]

Good weather in Wellington at the moment, though the light has faded pretty severely.

 

[pup11]

2001/02. Five-match whitewash, Zimbabwe were highly disappointing with what was still a decent side, especially the likes of Wishart and Carlisle.

Also managed to win three out of the four scheduled games which survived the weather in 1999/2000.

Thanks Rich, well Proteas won't mind this game being washed-off, atleast the threat of getting whitewashed which is looming over them would get over.

 

[Woodster]

Game getting ready to start in half an hour, 39 overs a side. Still a decent length of game to be considered a proper one-day game. England have an unchanged side and the toss is about to take place.

 

[Precambrian]

A 5-0 whitewash and Eng could be no.2 in the charts! What a turnaround that'd be!

 

[Woodster]

A 5-0 whitewash and Eng could be no.2 in the charts! What a turnaround that'd be!

Think that would flatter England's inconsistent ODI performances in recent times. Can't fault them in this series alone so far, but we need to produce performances like this on a much more conisistent basis for us to be considered the second best ODI team in the world.

 

[Woodster]

England have won the toss and will bowl. SA have made two changes, Philander in for Albie Morkel, and Nel in for Ntini.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Return to type from our bowlers; SA 62/0 off 8.4 currently. Amla just cracked three fours in four balls off Harmy. Bowling way too wide.

Let's see how New England do under pressure

EDIT: Four 4s in six balls now. 66/0 off 9 overs.

 

[superkingdave]

Flintoff first ball produces a wicket...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, utterly twatty run out to end what was (so Atherton informs us) SA's best partnership of the series so far. Amla out by at least a yard.

 

[superkingdave]

Hopefully Kallis can bat through the innings..