England [339/6] beat South Africa [267] by 72 runs in the 1st ODI

[yasir]

SA is very disappointing, they are bad chaser like Pakistan, difference is they have much better batsmen, some how they choke...Hard to see them as favorites, with all the talent they will not go deep

ENG is real deal, they and AUSes would be team to beat, even more so England. I am not sure if they want to play both Moin and Rasheed against Asian side, we would love that...Another worry is Strokes fitness, he does not look 100%, tired from non stop cricket for last 6/8 months. Player like Bistrow is sitting on the bench, there batting is too strong, but in all fairness, Bistrow should play ahead of Captain (Morgan), he is better player and in purple patch, we know that is not going to happen

 

[HitWicket]

Stokes looking like he may be rested for Saturday's game. Interesting to see how they balance the team, prior to yesterday's game you'd have expected Bairstow in for Stokes and Willey in for Moeen but that'd be a bit harsh on Moeen now!