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Match factsThursday July 10 to Monday 14, 2008 Start time 11.00 (10.00GMT)Big PictureAfter 19 consecutive fixtures against the lowly New Zealanders, the tempo is about to be cranked up several notches. England and South Africa are among the most consistently thrilling opponents in the modern Test arena - two elite nations that have scrapped themselves to a standstill over the course of six series since South Africas readmission in 1994. Invariably, the jousts in that time have centred around the pace bowlers on each side - from Devon Malcolm in 1994 to Allan Donald in 1998, Makhaya Ntini in 2003 and Englands Ashes-winning quartet 18 months later. That pattern seems set to continue this summer, as Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel join Ntini in a formidable South African line-up that is already inviting lofty comparisons with the West Indian attacks of the 1980s.Form guideEngland WWDWWSouth Africa LWDWWWatch out for...Morne Morkel Steyn is South Africas current Boy Wonder, having harvested 78 wickets in a stellar 12 months, but the 66 Morkel has the capacity to be the discovery of the summer. He has played six Tests to date, but five of those have been on the pancake-flat strips of the subcontinent. Englands lush zippy tracks will be much more to his liking, as he seeks to emulate Steve Harmison in his pomp, and batter Englands bat-handles with vicious, leaping bounce off a good length.Kevin Pietersen This is the series that Pietersen was born to take part in. Hes had to wait 39 Tests and three years since making his Test debut in the 2005 Ashes, in which time he has played against every Test opponent except for Bangladesh. But all of South Africa will remember the manner in which he announced himself on the international stage, with a phenomenal run of three hundreds in six innings on Englands one-day tour of South Africa in 2004-05. His cocky, abrasive nature is sure to get under the skin of his former countrymen, not least Graeme Smith, whom Pietersen dismissed as a muppet in his autobiography. Expect fireworks.Team newsEngland have set a new world record by naming an unchanged side for the sixth match in succession, although the fa?ade of stability is all set to crumble with the impending return of Andrew Flintoff. He trained with the England squad on the eve of the match, and if he comes through Lancashires championship match at the Rose Bowl next week, he seems certain to be named in the squad for Headingley. Therefore, as Mickey Arthur has helpfully pointed out, there will be three or four players with an axe dangling over them at Lords, not least Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood, who mustered 77 runs between them against New Zealand.England 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Andrew Strauss, 3 Michael Vaughan (capt), 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Paul Collingwood, 7 Tim Ambrose (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Ryan Sidebottom, 10 Monty Panesar, 11 James AndersonSouth Africa themselves are on a bit of a selection roll. Although Andre Nel remains in the frame as a fourth out-and-out quick, they are likely to name an unchanged side for the fourth match in a row, having settled on a squad that has won six of their last seven Test series. The one that got away was no disgrace either - a 1-1 draw in India in April. The newly updated ICC rankings reflect their current hot streak, and they are now the undisputed second-best side in the world, clear of India in third place and England in fourth. If there is a fragility about their side, it is in the batting, where four of the top six have never yet played a Test in English conditions. A huge amount rests on the experience of Smith and Jacques Kallis.South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 Ashwell Prince, 6 AB de Villiers, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.Umpires: Billy Bowden and Daryl HarperPitch and conditionsIts going to be a damp week in St Johns Wood. Near-incessant rain has forced both teams into the indoor nets for the past three days, and the covers have been camped on the wicket. Thursday, however, does promise to be sunny in places, and the phenomenal drainage of the Lords outfield means that there may yet be more play than one could normally anticipate in such conditions. Nevertheless, if the match gets underway amid heavy cloud cover, it could well be a good time to bowl first.Stats and TriviaSouth Africa enjoy a phenomenal record at Lords since readmission. Theyve played there three times, and have won on each occasion - by 356 runs, ten wickets and an innings and 92 runs.England, meanwhile, have been confounded in their recent fixtures at Lords. Since beating Bangladesh by an innings in 2005, they have lost to Australia, and drawn each of their next five matches.Only three South Africans remain from the side that won their last match at Lords in 2003 - but two of them are Graeme Smith, who scored 259, and Makhaya Ntini, who took 10 for 220.Michael Vaughan has scored six centuries in 11 visits to Lords, and needs 28 more runs to pass 1000 Test runs at the venue.Vaughans maiden Test as England captain came in the corresponding fixture in 2003.QuotesAgainst New Zealand, [England] were very good and very steady, and did a good job as a unit, but what they did lack was the genuine pace of a Flintoff, Steve Harmison, or even a Simon Jones. South Africas coach, Mickey Arthur damns Englands attack with faint praise.I think the South Africa series is nearly up there with the Ashes. Its always a really big series, always hard-fought and really tough. 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