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South Africa opt to bat against England in third ODI at Kennington Oval

AB de Villiers's side will hope to maintain their domination over England © Getty Images

By CricketCountry Staff

 

London: Aug 31, 2012

 

South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat against England in their third One-Day International at the Kennington Oval in London on Friday.

 

The tourists made one change in their side, bringing in Dale Steyn in place of all-rounder Ryan McLaren.

 

For England, James Tredwell and Jade Dernbach returned in the side in place of Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan.

 

South Africa lead the ODI series 1-0, with a win in the second ODI by 80 runs while the first game of the series was washed out.

 

Teams:

 

England: Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers (c & wk), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dale Steyn.

 

South Africa: Alastair Cook (c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Jade Dernbach, Samit Patel, James Tredwell, Steven Finn, James Anderson

 

Click here for ball-by-ball commentary and full scorecard of the third ODI

First Published: August 31, 2012, 5:07 pm