Captain Collingwood has called on his players to do something special. He also talked about the need, as a batting side, to capitalise on the fielding restrictions of the first six overs, which is something Wright and Bopara have done well. Stuart Broad also gets a mention, with Collingwood pointing out that he's one of our more experienced players in this format.
Today's game will be tough, with many pundits tipping South Africa for the title. Batting-wise there is no respite - dismiss their prolific top order and you still find yourself facing AB de Villiers followed by some of the game's best finishers. That said, they only managed 128 from their 20 overs against New Zealand.
But the bad news is they chased it down. With Parnell and Steyn (T20 average 13.18 at start of tournament) leading the line, the Proteas can even afford to leave out Morne Morkel. And they possess quality spin this time, in Roelof van der Merwe, who possesses the tournament's best economy rate at 3.87, and Johan Botha (though the latter has been banned from using his potent doosra).
This will be a real examination for England, but, providing the Sunday team turn up, and not the Monday one, the same could be said of South Africa.
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