Over-by-over updates from the first of a three-match seriesEngland turn up heat in final T20 series showdownEmail Adam here or tweet @collinsadam 3.21pm GMT
For some pre-game reading, Barney is in East
London for the paper. This is his take on England’s final training session and the week they have ahead of them.
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From three fairly forgettable ODIs to the format that matters most in the lead up to the T20
World Cup this October. That’s the case for both sides with fixture lists stacked accordingly until they all fly to Australia for the next major tournament.
It all begins in East London on South Africa’s Eastern Cape, this the first of three short-form matches to finish off England’s long and largely successful tour. They welcome back Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jason Roy - all of whom were rested the last time they played a 20-over international in New Zealand last November.