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Botha talks the talk

First England-S Africa ODI today

Agencies, London
South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha has warned Kevin Pietersen that he won't be intimidated by the England captain's aggressive stroke-making.
Botha will get a first taste of Pietersen's extravagant style in Friday's opening one-day international at Headingley.
Pietersen has mastered a switch-hitting stroke by reverting to a left-hand grip that makes him almost impossible to predict, but Botha is relishing the challenge of subduing England's dangerman.
"Obviously you have to find a way to bowl some dots against him and build a bit of pressure, because he is one of the world's best if not the best at the moment." Botha said.
"He has got all the shots and new ones. I see it as a challenge
because no one else out there does it, so I would like to see what I do if he does it
"We have had a few chats, and some of the senior guys have an idea what I should do.
"If he moves late you cannot do anything if the ball has already left yourhand.
"If he does move early you maybe could pull out, but I suppose it is also a good opportunity for a wicket if you get it right.
"If he is totally turning around then his head is moving. But you have to acknowledge he has done it well so far: I have seen him five to 10 times, and he has never failed."
Botha, 26, is one of the Proteas' limited-overs specialists and captained the side to victory over England Lions in Leicester when Graeme Smith rested his troublesome back last week
Although South Africa are rated second in the world in limited-overs cricket, they tripped up
against the Lions in Derby -- and England also gained momentum with a win in the final npower Test, which reduced series defeat to 2-1.
"The first two games are going to be important," Botha said. "Ifwe can set it up early and take a lead I am sure the confidence should take us through to the end, and we can win the series."
Botha's career suffered a blow when he was cited for a suspect bowling action on his Test debut against Australia at Sydney in January 2006.
He subsequently spent 18 months out of international cricket, undergoing remedial work, but returned for South Africa last October.
"It definitely strengthened me a lot mentally." he said. "During that period, 1 had to really think about my bowling and be really on my game - -so that if something didn't feel right with my bowling I knew what it was. That helped me to groove my action and feel my action a bit more, so I can work it out if some-thinggoes wrong."
Meanwhile, England are still without Paul Collingwood, who is in the middle of serving a four-match ban following the one-day series against New Zealand, which alters their middle-order somewhat. Samit Patel made his debut in the drizzly encounter against Scotland this week, but it seems likely that England will opt for Graeme Swann and Luke Wright in their middle and lower-order. Again, Ryan Sidebottom has failed a fitness test meaning Tim Bresnan gets another game. Owais Shah --who was "wasted" at No. 6, according to Kevin Pietersen -- will bat at No. 3, as England ring the changes and opt for Ian Bell and Matt Prior at the top of the order.
TEAMS
ENGLAND (possible): Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen (captain), Andrew Flintoff, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
SOUTH AFRICA (probable): Graeme Smith (captain), Hcrschclle Gibbs. Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Vernon Philander, Johan Botha, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Andre Nel.
Umpires: lan Gould and Simon Taufel.