Watch Online Australia vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Durban, Live Scores, Live Streaming
The 1st ODI of the match series Between Australia and South Africa will begin in Durban on April 3, 2009 Start time 2.30pm (12.30GMT)
Every time these teams go head to head the No. 1 ranking in cricket is up for grabs. Nothing has changed. South Africa took the top ODI spot thanks to their 4-1 victory in Australia in January but now to retain their new status they need to stop Australia winning this ODI series.
These two teams have played six Tests, 10 ODIs and four Twenty20 internationals in the past four months against each other.
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Team News
Marcus North and Ben Laughlin will be aiming to make their ODI debuts. Smith and Kallis, who has been out with a groin injury, should both be available to bolster the South African top order after missing the Twenty20s, while Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini have also been added. Yusuf Abdulla, Robin Peterson, Justin Ontong and Johann Louw were the Twenty20 squad members overlooked for the first two ODIs.
Pitch and conditions
Kingsmead pitch is famous for its pace and bounce and in the day-night conditions the so-called “green mamba” influence of the tides is said to help the bowlers.
Cape Town weather
The forecast for Friday is warm and cloudy.
Australia squad Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Marcus North, James Hopes, Cameron White, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Geeves, Nathan Bracken, Ben Laughlin.
South Africa squad Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Roelof van der Merwe, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell.
Quotes
“It’s always good to get the opportunity to bowl with the new ball to an opening batsman such as Graeme Smith who is such a great player.”
Mitchell Johnson“Friday, for us, is huge. We want to go one-nil up, and hopefully take momentum from that. So, yes, nice to win the Pro20s, but it’s a different beast.”
Mickey Arthur
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