Meanwhile, veterans Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, as expected, retain their spots in the middle order, with Stewart again keeping wicket.

BBC: Smith gets England call

Ponting fell soon after, while Cameron White (30) threatened a lower-order renaissance alongside Hopes before the hard-hitting Victorian edged Steyn to De Villiers, who was keeping wicket in place of the injured Mark Boucher.

BBC: South Africa seal one-day triumph

Andrew Hodd played some Tillakaratne Dilshan-style scoops over his head, particularly brave as he had been hit flush on the Sussex martlets badge on his helmet by a wayward Smith beamer whilst keeping wicket.

BBC: Sussex well beaten in first game