Three for Harmison as England dominate Border

England's bowlers put in another clinical performance to set up what should be another manageable victory target at Buffalo Park in their second World Cup lead-up match against Border. They dismissed the hosts for 202 in 46.4 overs, with only Steven Pope (90) offering any significant resistance.

James Anderson, recalled along with Steve Harmison to England's attack, made the first breakthrough with a lifting delivery that found the edge of Mark Bruyns' bat for Ashley Giles to take the catch at gully.

Giles then did even better at first slip, grasping a flashing edge from Michael Matika low to his left off Flintoff in the fourth over.

Craig White, brought on as first change, broke through with his second ball, a bouncer that Laden Gamiet tried to pull, succeeding only in skying it back to the bowler.

White struck again in his seventh over, as Justin Kreusch gloved another short ball down the leg side to stand-in wicketkeeper Marcus Trescothick.

Harmison also took two wickets on his comeback from an ankle injury which ruled him out of the VB series finals. He trapped Pieter Strydom lbw with one that kept low, putting paid to a fourth-wicket stand of 46 between the Border captain and Pope.

Craig Sugden was also adjudged lbw as wickets fell with regularity before Pope was joined by wicket-keeper Abongile Sodumo, who helped him add 81 for the seventh wicket.

Pope eventually departed when he mishit a sweep off Giles to Michael Vaughan at short-fine leg, and Giles then bowled Sodumo around his legs for 36. He then took his third catch, as Liam Graham pulled Harmison to him at fine leg to give the Durham paceman his third wicket at the end of the innings.

England captain Nasser Hussain is back in the side, one of four changes to the team that beat Eastern Province on Tuesday.