South Africa vs England 1st T20 Live Streaming
The winners will say Twenty20 allows them to build momentum, while the losers will quickly brush off the significance of the matches ahead of the one-day series next week. However, there is still a sense, outside of the World Twenty20, that internationally this format is still the third priority.England's preparations were going well until their defeat against South Africa A when the batting subsided for 89 all out, while injuries haven't helped the planning. Paul Collingwood takes the reins for the Twenty20s before Andrew Strauss returns for the one-dayers which also creates a slightly disjointed feeling about the tourists' line-up.
South Africa, on the other hand, were hitting their stride against Zimbabwe with a crushing 212-run victory in the second ODI at Centurion. The home side will use the Twenty20s as a chance to give all the players in the squad a run, with the exception of the injured Wayne Parnell, but there is also the need to prepare for next year's ICC World Twenty20. For both teams the next two matches could be the only Twenty20 games they play before that global event in West Indies.
South Africa squad
GC Smith*, YA Abdulla, LL Bosman, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, JH Kallis, HG Kuhn, CK Langeveldt, R McLaren, JA Morkel, WD Parnell, DW Steyn, RE van der Merwe
England squad
AJ Strauss*, JM Anderson, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, JL Denly, SI Mahmood, EJG Morgan, G Onions, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior†, AU Rashid, GP Swann, IJL Trott, LJ Wright
