ICC Champions Trophy Group B, Centurion:
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From Syds_Sports on 606:](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A57670419)"I honestly think Eng have gone into this tournament with no-one expecting anything from them, so the pressure is off Eng - which may, just, have freed them to play a relaxed game. Bring it on!"2nd over - Eng 12-0
Left-arm speedster Wayne Parnell takes the second over to his former Kent team-mate Denly, who steers a well-timed on-drive through the gap for four. Not the line Parnell wants to bowl as he’s got two slips in. Denly rotates the strike for the first time, then Strauss square-cuts for a couple.1st over - Eng 5-0
Dale Steyn sportingly gets England under way with a wide first up, then Strauss presents arms with a firm straight-driven four. The England dressing-room look quite relaxed, Luke Wright is just polishing off an apple. Let’s hope he gets his “five-a-day” in, as we all should. Meanwhile, I should add that if you’re not near a radio, you canfollow Alison Mitchell’s updates from the ground on Twitter.1328: Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly are out to open the innings for England - whileover at the Wanderers, Sri Lanka are 67-2 chasing 316 to beat New Zealand.Here we go, folks.From D Constantine, Essex, TMS inbox: "Losing Prior is certainly a blow for England, but as an Essex man I have faith in Ravi Bop. Let’s not forget that he can bowl a little bit too, it’s just a matter of will England let him have a go. Come on England, lets do this today, and come on Bopster, it’s time to let that talent shine"1326: Teams line up for the anthems, England’s first. Unlike in the Sri Lanka game, the singer gets the words right. The SA anthem is heartily sung by the capacity Centurion crowd.From Mike Brown, TMS inbox: “Who cares where the players were born, they qualify to play for England and wear the caps with pride. Give it a rest”
1323: And while I’m afraid there’s no TMS for this tournament, you can hear updates every 15 minutes with Alison Mitchell onBBC Radio 5 live.(While keeping this live text open, of course!)1319: While we’re competing for your attention withSam Lyon’s Formula 1 live text,we still want you to get involved as much as ever. E-mail [email protected] (with “For Mark Mitchener” in the subject line), text 81111 (with “CRICKET” as the first word - this will help us notice your contributions among all the petrolheads texting in for Sam), or use606.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A57670419)1310: It’s a pretty full house at Centurion, while in the other game currently going on at the Wanderers,Sri Lanka are chasing 316 to beat New Zealand.However, whatever that result, a win is likely to see England through to the semi-finals.1307: So, England have won the toss and will bat first. Matt Prior is out with a viral infection and there’s no specialist replacement in the squad, so with Paul Collingwood (who kept for a day in a recent Test) needed to bowl, Eoin Morgan will take the wicketkeeping gauntlets. He’s kept twice for Middlesex 2nd XI, and once for Ireland against Scotland. Ravi Bopara takes Prior’s place in the squad - while South Africa make one change - the fit-again Herschelle Gibbs replaces Hashim Amla.1305: Afternoon, everyone. Here’s the news from the middle - the wicketkeeper from Johannesburg misses out through illness, but the captain, also born in Johannesburg, has won the toss and elected to bat first. Mind you, they’re still missing that big-hitting middle-order batsman from Pietermaritzburg, and that promising Test debutant from Cape Town isn’t in the squad. As for South Africa, I’ll let you know in a minute..This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.