2 Twenty20's are about to start followed by 5 ODI's. I really can not see past a severe a$$ whooping in the short format and I'm not sure the test series will be much better

Can't wait

Fri Nov 13 … 16:00 GMT 1st T20I - South Africa v England
Sun Nov 15 … 12:30 GMT 2nd T20I - South Africa v England

Fri Nov 20 … 12:30 GMT 1st ODI - South Africa v England
Sun Nov 22 … 08:00 GMT 2nd ODI - South Africa v England
Fri Nov 27 … 12:30 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v England
Sun Nov 29 … 08:00 GMT 4th ODI - South Africa v England
Fri Dec 4 … 12:30 GMT 5th ODI - South Africa v England

Wed Dec 16 - Sun Dec 20 … 08:30 GMT 1st Test - South Africa v England
Sat Dec 26 - Wed Dec 30 … 08:30 GMT 2nd Test - South Africa v England
Sun Jan 3 - Thu Jan 7 … 08:30 GMT 3rd Test - South Africa v England
Thu Jan 14 - Mon Jan 18 … 08:30 GMT 4th Test - South Africa v England

K.P, Strauss and Broad are out so expected line up tomorrow

Joe Denly
Alastair Cook
Jonathan Trott
Paul Collingwood ©
Eoin Morgan
Matt Prior (w)
Luke Wright
Tim Bresnan / Adil Rashid
Graeme Swann
Sajid Mahmood / Graham Onions
James Anderson

Against
1. Graeme Smith
2 Jaques Kallis
3.Hasim Amla
4. JP Duminy
5. AB dE Villiers

....I'll just leave it there. They should have enough to win with those!!

Who all have a habit of bottling it as well.

The recent evidence of a major tournament on their own patch shows that.

I think we'll do better than some people are expecting...I'm not expecting us to win either the ODI or Test series but I think we will be very competitive in the Test series and may even sneak a draw out of it.

We've got better spinners than them, whether that will come into play at all is another matter, and our bowling is on a par with theirs (after Steyn and maybe Parnell who else have they got that is top notch??)

And if Pietersen and Trott can help Strauss out and Cook performs how he can then we have enough batsmen to get some decent runs on the board.

I'll go for 1-1 or 2-1 to SA in the Tests and 3-2 to SA in the ODI's.

Top run scorers will all be South African, Smith for them and Strauss for us

In ODI's thats true, but I think they're a different kettle of fish in Test Matches. Can't wait for the test series - You won't be able to drag me away from the sofa on Boxing Day!

Although I do rate Swann higher than him, Paul Harris is a better player than some people would have you believe. He's got a knack of taking wickets and showed that against the Aussies over last winter.

I'll be interested to see if Morne Morkel is drafted back into the test side, as he's talented but erratic. Ntini is not as good as he used to be - Pietersen loves batting against him.

Ah, but I bet you Boycs could still play him with the handle.

With KP, Strauss and Broad back I quite like the look of the ODI squad

Strauss
Denly
Trott
KP
Colly
Morgan
Prior
Broad
Swann
Mahmood / Rashid / Onions
Anderson