Summary

  • Opening ODI in three-match series

  • Nortje and Rabada remove Willey and Curran to leave England eight down

  • Moeen holes out to deep square leg for 11, before Buttler (36) nicks behind

  • Roy hits first century in 14 international innings, before holing out for 113

  • Malan 58, Duckett 3 and Brook 0

  • South Africa make 298-7 with Van der Dussen hitting 111

  • Archer bowls 10 overs on return after 678-day absence and takes 1-81

  • Curran pick of the bowlers with 3-35

Live Reporting

Sam Drury

  1. England captain Jos Buttler: "We were actually going to bowl. It looks a really good surface but we fancied a chase.

    "It means a lot, we don't actually have very many games before the World Cup so every game is vital for us in preparation for that. We have three games here, three games in Bangladesh in March and then nothing until September. So these are crucial games for us.

    "Little bit of refocusing into the 50-over format, just that mental shift back into 50-over cricket and how we want to play our cricket.

    "Really exciting that Jofra is back in an England shirt. He plays today which is great for him most of all. Harry Brook is going to make his debut today - a really exciting player who has excelled in all formats."

  2. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma: "It looks a good wicket, runs on the board in the first game of the series.

    "It's a unique set of circumstances that both sides find themselves in. We got together yesterday, one day or prep and we're trying to prepare ourselves as best as we can for the series. We knew it was going to be like this, we've just got to get on with it and try to play our best cricket.

    "Mentally, we know what is at stake. We've had a lot of conversations, we know that this is a big World Cup year. We're trying to collect as many points as we can but we're also trying to find our way and how we want to go about things. This three-match series is an opportunity to do that."

  3. Jos Buttler says he would have bowled first anyway.

    England have picked both of their quick bowlers, Archer and Olly Stone.

    Harry Brook makes his ODI debut. It's a big game for Jason Roy too.

  4. South Africa win the toss and bat
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    Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has won the toss.

    He fancies a bat.

    It's almost Jofra time...

  5. Hello. Missed us? A massive year of cricket for England begins today in sunny Bloemfontein.

    After three years on the back burner, England need to get their 50-over side primed to defend their world title later this year.

    Today is the first of three one-day internationals against South Africa.

    Oh... and Jofra Archer is back...

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  6. 2023 starts right here...

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