Twenty20 warm-up: South Africa A v England
Venue: Bloemfontein Starts: Tuesday, 1600 GMT
Updates every 15 minutes on BBC Radio 5 live, with regularly updated scorecard and end-of-match report on bbc.co.uk/sport
 Swann put in a strong performance in the victory on Sunday
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England will look to maintain their 100% record on their South African tour as the Twenty20 phase begins.
Following crushing wins in 50-over matches against strong franchise teams, the Eagles and the Warriors, England face South Africa A on Tuesday.
The first of the two full Twenty20 internationals is on Friday, with five one-dayers and the Tests to follow.
England's Graeme Swann said a decision to play the warm-ups as competitively as possible had paid off.
Swann, England's bowling star with 3-26 in Sunday's match, said: "As Andrew Strauss has said before both these games, nearly every tour he's ever been on, England have gone terribly in these warm-up games and don't get anything like the practise and momentum we need out of the games going into a series.
"So he's put a lot of emphasis on treating them like full internationals and I think we have. Everyone's performed, which is positive."
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England travelled back to Bloemfontein from Kimberley on Sunday and their efforts were rewarded when Strauss and coach Andy Flower ditched the scheduled training session, giving everyone a day off.
Paul Collingwood returns to the captaincy for the Twenty20 matches, with the in-form skipper for the other formats, Strauss, resting.
Swann was impressed with the way openers Strauss and Joe Denly had set about England's chase of 255 on Sunday. They put on a rapid 175, to make the rest of the task plain sailing.
"It could have been a tricky total to chase, but the way in which Strauss and Joe Denly played at the top bodes very well because they looked very positive," said Swann.
"They also looked to play a fresh, exciting brand of cricket, which is something we probably need because we've not done it for a while."
Kevin Pietersen joins up with the England squad on Wednesday as he completes his recovery from Achilles surgery, while England await news on Graham Onions' sore back.
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You never know, he might even have to fight for his place when he gets here
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Onions is the only lingering injury concern after the announcement on Saturday that Stuart Broad's right shoulder problem was not a serious problem - though as a precaution the young Nottinghamshire paceman is expected to sit out Tuesday's match.
That leaves James Anderson, Tim Bresnan and Sajid Mahmood as the likely specialist seam bowlers.
England have not fixed a date for Pietersen to return to the side, and Swann said: "I don't think we're sitting here desperately hoping that other people turn up because I think we're all getting on well, we've got a very positive outlook and we've had some good performances.
"So Kev's just going to add to that, I don't think he's going to change it. You never know, he might even have to fight for his place when he gets here."
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