The technology shows on-field umpire Marais Erasmus is absolutely spot on with his decision.

A clear gap between bat and ball and Dawid Malan survives.

Lungi Ngidi with a celebr-appeal after Dawid Malan appears to feather one down leg side. However, it's given not out on the field.

Temba Bavuma is convinced to go upstairs.

Wayne Parnell's third ball draws a leading edge from Jason Roy and the ball spoons up over backward point before landing safe.

Three runs off the over.

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Testing first over from Lungi Ngidi who is finding some awkward lengths. Oohs and ahhs from the South African cordon.

Dawid Malan gets another full inswinger from Ngidi's penultimate delivery, but he's able to clip it through the on side for a single to get off strike.

Lungi Ngidi, sun cream smeared across his face, begins his first over with a full swinging delivery which raps Dawid Malan on the pad.

South Africa's players appeal vociferously and the left-handed Malan looks sheepish. However, the ball was curving away to miss leg stump and Temba Bavuma declines to call upon DRS.

Next ball Malan whips one off his legs which races through fine leg for four. England up and running with a boundary.

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Jerusalem is being belted out with gusto by those England fans inside the Mangaung Oval under clear blue skies as Parnell keeps Jason Roy honest with his first three deliveries.

Roy works his fourth ball to leg and Dawid Malan sets off, but Roy turns him down leaving his fellow opener to scuttle back. Direct hit from the fielder, but Malan is comfortably home.

Two dots from Parnell to finish. A maiden first up.

The mercury might be climbing in Bloemfontein but, reassuringly, a woman in the crowd is sat under an umbrella busy knitting what looks like a scarf.

Anyway, we are just about to get under way. Jason Roy has taken his guard, with Dawid Malan at the non-striker's end.

Wayne Parnell is at the top of his mark with the white ball in hand. Play.

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England opener Jason Roy with a brief flash interview before play starts in about 10 minutes. Roy returned to form in the first ODI with a 91-ball 113.

"I loved being out there, and just how much of an honour it is to put that shirt on. To spend some time in the middle was golden," Roy said.

"Even if I didn't get as many runs as I did I would have been happy with my mindset. I just have to start again today. You're only as good as your last score."

South Africa: Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.

England: Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone, Reece Topley.

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Two changes for England confirmed by Jos Buttler as Jofra Archer is, as expected, rested alongside David Willey. Reece Topley and Chris Woakes are the men brought into the XI.

"Rotation with the quick turnaround," Butler explained. "A few of the guys are feeling their way back in 50-over cricket. It's great to have two guys of the quality of Chris and Reece to come in."

England captain Jos Buttler: "I don't mind having a bat first. It looks a good surface and better than the last one, possibly, so we are more than happy to bat first.

"We like to playing a certain way and we will continue to do that. Today is another a chance to go out there and show what we can do against strong opposition.

"The wicket looks like it has been prepared for a while so happy to have first use of it. There is the heat, with this being a day game, but we'll look forward to the challenge of that."

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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma: "With a morning game the wicket might be sticky and there might be something for the bowlers early on so looking to exploit that.

"It was a good way to start the series. If you're able to win in moments like that it does wonders for your confidence. We've had good conversations and it is about building on that and challenging ourselves in each moment of the game.

"The pressure is always there and comes in different forms. It is not something we brush under the carpet but we want to be clear in the way we go about it."

Temba Bavuma gives the coin a toss and Jos Buttler calls "heads". It's a tail.

Bavuma decides to insert England.

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Morning Richie, morning Tony, morning everyone...

Looking for some escapism from the UK winter chills? Well you've come to the right place. The sun is peeping through at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein and we are half an hour from the start of play as England face South Africa in the second one-dayer.

A reminder, of course, that England are 1-0 down in this rescheduled three-match series, after a 27-run defeat in the first ODI, so plenty to play for as Jos Buttler's side build towards the World Cup later this year.