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South Africa won the toss and decided to bat against England

South Africa won a potentially crucial toss at Newlands and Graeme Smith had no hesitation in batting first. History says it is tough chasing under lights so England will have to buck the trend if they want to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, but have been boosted by being able to field their strongest one-day side with Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann both returning after injury lay-offs.

Broad, who injured his right shoulder in the opening tour match, returns in place of the inconsistent Sajid Mahmood while Swann passed a late fitness test on his side and slots back in for Adil Rashid to give England a full complement of first-choice options.

The home side have also made two changes to their bowling attack amid concerns over the lack of a cutting edge. Morne Morkel, the tall quick bowler, is recalled in place of his brother, Albie, and Wayne Parnell, the talented left-arm seamer, has recovered from an ankle injury and comes in for Charl Langeveldt. Parnell impressed during the ICC World Twenty20 and also the Champions Trophy with his ability to take wickets are all stages of the innings and this South African attack certainly looks stronger than the unit on display at Centurion Park.

Conditions, as usual in Cape Town, are stunning with a clear blue sky making for ideal batting conditions during the afternoon. However, that can change quickly when the evening closes in and the lights come on. One of the more dramatic examples came in the 2003 World Cup when James Anderson scythed through Pakistan with devastating swing.

South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 AB de Villiers, 4 JP Duminy, 5 Alvrio Petersen, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Ryan McLaren, 8 Wayne Parnell, 9 Roelof van der Merwe, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Dale Steyn

England 1 Jonathan Trott, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Kevin Pietersen, 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Luke Wright, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Tim Bresnan, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 James Anderson