SA vs ENG: South Africa announce squad for the 3 ODI series against England

South Africa have announced their squad for the 3 ODI series against England. The Proteas will be looking to win a third consecutive series against England after comfortably beating them in the opening game of this tour, but they will also be hoping that they can leave with some more points than they came with at the end of the tour last time. With two Tests and five ODIs still to play before returning home, it’s not too early to start looking at what form our fancies are taking as we head into this series…

South Africa have announced their squad for the 3 ODI series against England.

Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for South Africa, in what should be a heated battle for an upset victory.

The top order consists of Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla and Temba Bavuma as well as Kagiso Rabada at number three. With a few injuries to key players like AB de Villiers (knee) there’s enough depth within this batting line up to compensate if needed. The middle order is where things get interesting as Vernon Philander returns from injury alongside Colin Ingram who has been called up after he impressed during his first tour here last week with bat not ball! This brings me onto my next point…

Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for South Africa, in what should be a heated battle for an upset victory.

Du Plessis was accused of cheating during the first ODI and has not been forgiven by spectators or players alike. He is expected to get some support from AB de Villiers, who will lead the team as captain and go head-to-head with Eoin Morgan.

De Kock has had a rough time since joining up with his countrymen after being dropped from both Test matches against India earlier this year due to poor form on field (he scored only 24 runs in three innings).

The Proteas will also be looking to win a third consecutive series against England.

The Proteas will also be looking to win a third consecutive series against England. South Africa have won 3 of their last 4 series against England, and the two teams have met in each of the last three ICC tournaments.

South Africa are currently in 2nd place on the table with only 2 points difference between them and India. If they win all 4 games at home then they can finish as number one for first time since 2007.

Hashim Amla and David Miller are the best bets to keep wickets, but Vernon Philander may get his chance in the middle order too.

The South African squad for the 3 ODI series against England has been announced, with Hashim Amla and David Miller the best bets to keep wickets. Vernon Philander may get his chance in the middle order too.

Hashim Amla was one of six players dropped from South Africa’s Test tour to Zimbabwe but he is still likely to be selected as an opener after making a strong case for inclusion by scoring 51 off 69 balls against New Zealand in January. He also played five One Day Internationals during that series and finished with scores of 27 not out (Vauxhall), 6*, 11* (Wankhede) against Australia before an eight wicket haul helped them draw last month’s first warm-up game at Wanderers Stadium against Namibia by six runs.

Miller has been named as captain for this series after Faf du Plessis was forced out due to injury while JP Duminy had surgery on his wrist during this winter break – both are expected back once fitness tests go well over next couple weeks.”I am really excited about captaining my country,” said Miller who took over from Du Plessis when he injured himself playing club cricket last month.”It will be great fun co-captaining alongside Temba Bavuma who has done so well since coming into our side two years ago now.”

This series is going to be exciting!

The South African team has a good chance of winning this series. They are playing against England, who are a strong team and have an excellent bowling attack. However, the batting line up for South Africa is also very good: AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis are all very experienced batsmen who can play any role in the middle order or at number 6 or 7 if needed. In addition, Dale Steyn will prove to be crucial during this series as he has been named as captain for both home ODIs (the first one being played on 5th September).

Conclusion

South Africa will be looking to end their three-match losing streak against England and make a strong statement in the Proteas’ quest for a World Cup win.