• Proteas: Predicting the starting XI vs England

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    South Africa face England in Thursday’s World Cup 2019 opener with a few question marks around the makeup of the starting lineup. Our experts play selector and pick their XIs.

    The warm-up form of Hashim Amla, coupled with his experience, has the experienced opener picked by all seven panellists, but the readiness of Dale Steyn has seen him lining up in a few, but not all, of the possible XIs.

    Questions remain around the Proteas’ plans to fill the fifth bowling option, with JP Dumiy’s role as an all-rounder in the spotlight, how deep the batting lineup will run, and whether or not Aiden Markram forms part of the top order.

    Predicting the starting XI vs England:

    Gary Lemke (@garylemke)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Aiden Markram
    4. Faf du Plessis
    5. Rassie van der Dussen
    6. David Miller
    7. Chris Morris
    8. Andile Phehlukwayo
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

    Jon Cardinelli (@jon_cardinelli)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Faf du Plessis
    4. Rassie van der Dussen
    5. JP Duminy
    6. David Miller
    7. Andile Phehlukwayo
    8. Kagiso Rabada
    9. Dale Steyn
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

    John Goliath (@johngoliath82)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Faf du Plessis
    4. Rassie van der Dussen
    5. JP Duminy
    6. David Miller
    7. Andile Phehlukwayo
    8. Dale Steyn or if unfit, Chris Morris
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

    Craig Lewis (@craigolewis)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Aiden Markram
    4. Faf du Plessis
    5. Rassie van der Dussen
    6. JP Duminy
    7. David Miller
    8. Andile Phehlukwayo
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

    Wade Pretorius (@wadepretorius)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Faf du Plessis
    4. Aiden Markram
    5. JP Duminy
    6. David Miller
    7. Andile Phehlukwayo
    8. Chris Morris
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Dale Steyn
    11. Imran Tahir

    Khalid Mohidin (@khalidmohidin)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Faf du Plessis
    4. Rassie van der Dussen
    5. David Miller
    6. JP Duminy
    7. Andile Phehlukwayo
    8. Dwaine Pretorius
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

    Jonhenry Wilson (@jonhenrywilson)

    1. Quinton de Kock
    2. Hashim Amla
    3. Faf du Plessis
    4. Rassie van der Dussen
    5. Aiden Markram
    6. David Miller
    7. Andile Phehlukwayo
    8. Dale Steyn
    9. Kagiso Rabada
    10. Lungi Ngidi
    11. Imran Tahir

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