England v South Africa, One day Series

Wed 20/08/08 16: 30 Twenty20 International - England v South Africa, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Fri 22/08/08 14: 45 1st ODI - England v South Africa, Headingley, Leeds

Tue 26/08/08 14: 45 2nd ODI - England v South Africa, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Fri 29/08/08 10: 45 3rd ODI - England v South Africa, Kennington Oval, London

Sun 31/08/08 10: 45 4th ODI - England v South Africa, Lord's, London

Wed 3/09/08 14: 45 5th ODI - England v South Africa, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

There are some facts we must recognise before this series starts, and in doing so we have to ignore the recent victory by the Lions over South Africa.