<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Batsman Harry Brook was named in the England team, adding a first ODI cap to&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">those he has already earned in Tests and Twenty20 internationals.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fast bowler Jofra Archer returned from a long injury-enforced absence for his&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">first one-day international since September 2020.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The three-match series is part of the International Cricket Council's World&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Cup Super League, from which the top eight teams will qualify for the World&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Cup in India in October and November.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With South Africa still not assured of qualification, captain Temba Bavuma&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">said: "It's a big World Cup year and we want to collect as many points as we&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">can."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">England captain Jos Buttler said he probably would have chosen to bowl if he&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">had won the toss. "We fancy a chase," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although defending champions England are guaranteed a place in the World Cup&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">in India in October and November, Buttler said the series was important. "We&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">don't have many games before the World Cup so these are crucial games for&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">us."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Teams:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>South Africa: </b>Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock (wkt), Rassie van der&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Magala, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>England:</b> Jos Buttler (capt, wkt), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Olly&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Stone.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Umpires:</b> Marais Erasmus, Bongani Jele (both RSA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>TV umpire</b>: Allahudien Palekar (RSA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Match referee: </b>Jeff Crowe (NZL). AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>