Yes Ed, I'd agree with that. It will also be interesting to see how the pitch plays. I backed SA a few posts ago but an England win is a real possibility.

I still think that SA has the stronger attack - have always liked Sean Pollock's accurate and disciplined bowling and perhaps as an outside one have been impressed with this Hall (not forgetting the man who took 10 wickets at Lords...)

Batting for SA, Smith must be due a failure, even if only statistically...

As an aside, there have been baseball vs cricket comments. I never knew till today that some Aussie players have played both and to a high standard. Richie Benaud is apparently a fan of baseball and on C4 today recalled a time when the touring cricket team actually beat the SA national baseball team at their own game!