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Photos: England v South Africa - ODI

Owais Shah batted well, top-scoring for England with 44
Owais Shah partnered first Pietersen and then Flintoff to top score for England with 44
Andrew Flintoff raises his bat to salute an appreciative Lord's crowd
Andrew Flintoff's big-hitting cameo sealed victory for England and a grateful Lord's crowd

Kevin Pietersen, batting at four, was called upon earlier than he would have liked
Kevin Pietersen came in to bat - took time to settle but soon started playing his strokes
Matt Prior opened the batting but was quickly out to Steyn
Matt Prior opened England's batting but was out, swinging wildly at Dale Steyn

South Africa 183-6 (36.1 overs)

Dark skies over Lord's as the rain sets in during the England v South Africa ODI
Dark skies over Lord's as the rain sets in - (yes, this photo is in colour, not black and white)

Herschelle Gibbs loses his bails, stepping across one from Stuart Broad
Gibbs gave away his wicket, stepping across one from Broad and losing his bails
JP Duminy shuts his eyes and swings at this one
Eyes wide shut: JP Duminy closes his eyes and swings the bat

Herschelle Gibbs continues to take the attack to England, batting smoothly into the 70s
Gibbs continued to punish the England attack with some powerful batting
Paul Collingwood appeals, in vain, for the wicket of AB de Villiers
Paul Collingwood makes an appeal for the wicket of AB de Villiers

Herschelle Gibbs rocks back and carves away another boundary
Herschelle Gibbs was at his imperious, big-hitting best for South Africa, racing to his half-century
The England team and South Africa batsmen, Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis await the TV umpire's decision
After a long wait and a referal to the TV umpire, Jacques Kallis is eventually given out, caught behind off Andrew Flintoff

Owais Shah runs out Hashim Amla for the first wicket of the day
Owais Shah (second right) gets the congratulations after he ran-out Hashim Amla
Kevin Pietersen tosses the coin with South Africa captain Jacques Kallis at Lord's
Kevin Pietersen tosses the coin and Proteas counterpart Jacques Kallis makes the wrong call - England choose to field