South Africa captain AB de Villiers: "I probably would have batted, but I'm not too unhappy.

"Our last memories of ODI cricket are a really good series in India. It's up to us to keep that momentum going."

England captain Eoin Morgan: "The guys who played in the Test series will hopefully take that into the one-day series. 

"We're going to continue to test ourselves in one-day cricket. South Africa are a really strong side but we're looking forward to the challenge ahead."

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An easy decision for Eoin Morgan. It's el scorchio in Bloemfontein, looks like a belting day to bat.

We await confirmation of the teams...

Skippers on the way, time to flick the coin...

Which, in a needlessly complicated way, brings me to Bloemfontein, and the first of England's five one-dayers against South Africa.

In the year since a diabolical World Cup campaign, England have turned themselves into a decent white-ball team through the radical policy of picking players that are good at limited-overs cricket.

South Africa, second best in the Tests, are coming off one-day series wins against New Zealand and India.

Should be decent.  

What makes a good dessert?

A splash of sweet stuff, maybe packing a punch, some colour, ultimately leaving a good taste in the mouth and not leaving you feeling too full.

Which sounds a lot like a decent ODI.

A modern-day cricket tour is a bit like a four-course meal.

You have your warm-ups as a starter, then a meaty main course of Test matches.

It all gets finished with a cheese board of T20 and, in between, there's some one-day internationals for dessert.