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Heres our guide to the grounds where South Africa and England will face off in their five-match one-day international series... BLOEMFONTEIN (First ODI, February 3)Capacity: 20,000Guide to the ground:Hosted its first one-day international in December 1992 when South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket victory over India. The Proteas have a strong record at the ground, and havent lost there for 14 years, although they have yet to better England in three meetings there. The ground boasts some of the best floodlights in the country and is regularly used for day/night matches, as it will be for Englands latest visit on Wednesday.Highest team ODI total: 351-6 (SOUTH AFRICA v Zimbabwe, Oct 2010)Lowest team ODI total: 90ao (KENYA v India, Oct 2001)Highest individual ODI total: 145no (Brendan Taylor, ZIMBABWE v South Africa, Oct 2010)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-42 (Lance Klusener, SOUTH AFRICA v India, Jan 1997)South Africa record: P21 W14 L6 T1Englands record: P3 W2 L0 T1 Kabir Ali celebrates after dismissing Andrew Hall to earn England a tie against South Africa at Bloemfontein Englands memories:Englands last game on the ground was way back in 2005, but what an epic encounter it was, with Kevin Pietersen scoring his first ODI century for England, back in his country of birth. Kabir Ali - remember him? - then earned the team a tie, picking up two wickets and a run out in the final over with South Africa needing only eight to win. England won their first two visits with Sky Sports Dominic Cork (3-44) and Michael Atherton (85) starring in 1996, and Nasser Hussain (85) and Nick Knight (71) in 2000.PORT ELIZABETH (Second ODI, February 6)Capacity: 19,000Guide to the ground:The grounds historic name is St Georges Park and has the nickname The Dragons Lair, based on the famous legend of St George. Despite that, memories of England being slain by the Aussies at the ground to be knocked out of the 2003 World Cup will loom large.Highest team ODI total: 335-6 (PAKISTAN v South Africa, Dec 2002)Lowest team ODI total: 112ao (NEW ZEALAND v Australia, Mar 2003)Highest individual ODI total: 135 (Saleem Elahi, PAKISTAN v South Africa, Dec 2002)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 7-20 (Andy Bichel, AUSTRALIA v England, Mar 2003) Andy Bichel celebrates as another England wicket tumbles in his 7-20 for Australia in Port Elizabeth South Africa record: P29 W18 L10 NR1Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:Before we mention that loss to Australia in the 2003 World Cup, its worth noting that one of Englands two wins at the ground came earlier in the tournament, albeit a hardly emphatic 55-run win over minnows Namibia. Andy Bichels record figures of 7-20 and a handy cameo with the bat - 34no off 36 balls - plus the standard Michael Bevan (74no) showing against England, saw them lose on their next visit, but on the 2009/10 tour of South Africa, Jimmy Anderson took ODI-best figures of 5-23 as England won convincingly by seven wickets.CENTURION (Third ODI, February 9)Capacity: 21,000Guide to the Ground:England wont relish returning to the scene of their heavy 280-run, fourth-Test defeat to South Africa, but spectators might, as the vast grass embankments which make up most of the stadium are ideal for cricket watching. Kagiso Rabada was the standout performer for SOuth Africa, taking 13 wickets, as England slumped to defeat at Centurion Highest team ODI total: 392-6 (SOUTH AFRICA v Pakistan, Feb 2007)Lowest team ODI total: 119ao (ZIMBABWE v South Africa, Nov 2009)Highest individual ODI total: 169no (Dave Callaghan, SOUTH AFRICA v New Zealand, Dec 1994)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-14 (Trent Johnston, IRELAND v Canada, Apr 2009)South Africa record: P33 W21 L11 NR1Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:England have beaten South Africa on their last two one-day visits to the ground, either side of a semi-final loss to Australia in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. A 22-run win over the Proteas earlier in the tournament helped them reach that stage, before centuries for Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting easily saw off their 258-run target to advance to the final. A mere matter of months later, Paul Collingwood tonked a ton of his own as England beat South Africa by seven wickets on their 2009/10 tour.JOHANNESBURG (Fourth ODI, February 12)Capacity: 34,000Guide to the Ground: Scene of Stuart Broads 6-17 that clinched England the Test series, so England - and Broad in particular, if he plays - will be happy to return to the lofty heights of The Wanderers. The high-altitude stadium also hosted the 2003 World Cup final, and was the scene of the one of the most extraordinary one-day matches in history in 2006, when the hosts successfully chased Australias record total of 434-4. Then AB de Villiers record 31-ball hundred against the West Indies saw South Africa better both totals early last year. AB de Villiers celebrates his record-fastest ODI hundred for South Africa at The Wanderers in Johannesburg Highest team ODI total: 439-2 (SOUTH AFRICA v West Indies, Jan 2015)Lowest team ODI total: 109ao (PAKISTAN v South Africa, Jan 1995)Highest individual ODI total: 175 (Herschelle Gibbs, SOUTH AFRICA v Australia, Mar 2006)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-20 (Shaun Pollock, SOUTH AFRICA v England, Feb 2000)South Africa record: P29 W21 L8Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:England have not faced South Africa at the ground since their win over their hosts in 2005, as the planned meeting in 2009 was washed out without a ball being bowled, and only a 2009 Champions Trophy win over Sri Lanka, and defeat to New Zealand to their name since. Could this years rematch be another low scorer? As no team has scored more than 213 in any innings in the five England visits to the ground, with Shaun Pollocks 5-20 in South Africas win over the tourists in 2000 the best figures.CAPE TOWN (Fifth ODI, February 14)Capacity: 25,000 Watch Ben Stokes score the second fastest double century in history on day two of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Guide to the Ground:Newlands, described by many as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world, is nestled behind and at the foot of Table Mountain. It hasnt been very pretty for England of late though, yet to win a Test there since South Africas readmission, and with only one ODI win to their name. For South Africa meanwhile, the ground is somewhat of a fortress, only losing five from 30, although two of those defeats have come in their two most recent ODIs. Oh, and Ben Stokes certainly wont mind another bat on the same surface that saw him score a record-breaking 258 off 198 balls in the recent Test there.Highest team ODI total: 354-3 (SOUTH AFRICA v Kenya, Oct 2001)Lowest team ODI total: 43ao (PAKISTAN v West Indies, Feb 1993)Highest individual ODI total: 131no (Neil McKenzie, SOUTH AFRICA v Kenya, Oct 2001)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 6-19 (Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe v England, Jan 2000)South Africa record: P30 W25 L5Englands record: P6 W1 L5 James Anderson celebrates one of his four wickets in Englands 2003 World Cup win over Pakistan in Cape Town Englands memories:Englands record at the ground could be so much better were it not for a couple of agonising near-misses in their first two games. Chasing 212 to win in 1996, England collapsed from 155-3 to a six-run defeat, before suffering a one-run loss in 2000. Henry Olonga - yes, Henry Olonga - then took a record 6-19 on the ground in a tri-series win for Zimbabwe two days later. Herschelle Gibbs hit a hundred in a 2005 win, while AB de Villiers solitary ODI hundred against England saw them off in the last meeting. England have registered one win at the venue though - albeit not against South Africa - and what a win it was, with a young Jimmy Anderson announcing himself on the world stage with 4-29 to rip through Pakistan at the 2003 World Cup.Watch Englands five-match ODI series and two-match T20I series against South Africa live on Sky Sports 2. Also See: Nick Knight series preview SA v ENG rewind England fixtures/results Live cricket on Sky Eli Manning Giants Jersey . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. Evan Engram Jersey . 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Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. NEW YORK -- The road to success for Tyler Chatwood is pitching on the road.The Colorado right-hander hasnt lost away from Coors Field in 13 starts since July 2013, and he has an idea why that may be.Chatwood threw seven innings of three-hit ball, Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in four runs and the Rockies defeated the New York Mets 6-1 Friday night for their fourth straight victory.Mark Reynolds homered and Charlie Blackmon had four hits for the surging Rockies. They are 11-4 since the All-Star break and have moved within four games of Miami for the second NL wild-card spot.Chatwood (10-6) improved to 6-0 with a 1.30 ERA on the road this season. The 26-year-old is 4-6 with a 5.69 ERA at home.I know my two-seamers got a little more depth on the road, which is big for me. Thats the pitch I throw the most, so I think it helps to have that, Chatwood said. Overall I think its just executing pitches and I havent executed a lot at home.Gonzalez matched a season-high hitting streak of 11 games with an RBI double in the first. He hit a 448-foot, three-run drive in the ninth for his 21st homer off Antonio Bastardo.He threw me six straight sliders and the one that he missed over the plate was the one I hit over the fence, Gonzalez said. Those are the pitches that weve got to hit and I was ready for it.Steven Matz (8-7) gave up two runs and 10 hits in six innings.James Loney homered for the Mets. Alejandro De Aza had another kind of hit -- he had a pinch-single in the eighth, and later was running to third when he was grazed in the helmet by the shattered barrel of Travis dArnauds bat.Down 3-1, the Mets got a pair of singles to start the eighth off Jake McGee. Scott Oberg relieved and retired the next three batters on just three pitches. The Mets are the majors worst hitting team with runners in scoring position.We are going through a rough time right now. We havent hit with runners in scoring position. Everybody knows it, Mets manager Terry Collins said. We have to quit rubbing their faces in it every day. We have to lighten it up a little bit.Nick Huundleys RBI single in the sixth put Colorado ahead for good at 2-1.ddddddddddddHALL OF FAME WELCOMEThe Mets started a weekend-long tribute to Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, handing out replica jerseys to all fans. A large home plate with Piazzas No. 31 in the middle was etched into the center field grass in anticipation of Saturdays number retirement ceremony.Its truly an honor to be able to celebrate his career here in New York and it means so much and Im so honored to be able to wear that No. 31 on my shoulder, dArnaud said.SETTING THE TONEThe quality start by Chatwood was the 18th in July by Rockies pitching, their highest total in a month since also recording 18 in August 2010.Its the best starting pitching weve had since Ive been here, Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. Thats the biggest reason why were playing well. When you get good starting pitching everything else falls into place.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: OF Ryan Rayburn was a late scratch from the starting lineup after bruising his left knee in batting practice. I think an overthrow when pitchers were doing their throwing program down the line. One got away and hit Raburn right in the knee so it swelled up pretty good, Weiss said. ... OF Gerardo Parra (sprained left ankle) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Hartford on Friday. He played left field for five innings in the first game of a doubleheader, going 1 for 2 with a walk and scoring a run.Mets: 3B Jose Reyes (strained left ribcage) missed his fourth straight game. `Hes a little closer, Collins said. `Weve got to be careful not to overdo it.UP NEXTLHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-7, 5.70) is slated to start for Colorado on Saturday night in a matchup of veterans, opposed by 43-year-old righty Bartolo Colon (9-5, 3.35). The 35-year-old De La Rosa is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA in three starts at Citi Field. Colon will be starting on short rest, earning the win over St. Louis in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. ' ' '