3.07: MISSED Brad Grobler stepped up and smashed miles over! Shocking penalty but what a game this is!3.06: PENALTY Glen Johnson penalised in the area, he let a high ball bounce and then bundled over a Stars player trying to retrieve the ball. England's lead at risk already.2.35: Here's the England team - Joe Hart, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steven Gerrard (c), Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe.
So, no room for Rooney who is surely being rested and is Joe Hart's big chance to stake a claim for the No 1 jersey?
And for those of you with an in-depth knowledge of the team who finished 13th in the South African top flight last season - here's the Platinum Stars team - Kapini, Miller Mofokeng Mabizela, Mkalipa, Molongoane Coetzee Lobo Senamela, Mashaba, Grobler.
2.30: Our companion for this afternoon's game will be Sportsmail's Matt Barlow. He''s in situ at the ground and will be sending us regular updates throughout the game.
He's just arrived at the Moruleng Stadium - Vuvuzelas, the sound of wc2010. Maybe 1000 fans in Moruleng at mo. Much noise. You can follow him on Twitter, too - twitter.com@Matt_Barlow_DM
3.03: GOAL JERMAIN DEFOE taps home from a couple of yards. Gerrard sliced through the defence, found the touchline and cut back to Defoe who slid the ball through the defender's legs. Are you watching Spain, Brazil, Germany and the rest?
3.01: Matt Barlow at the Moruleng Stadium: David Beckham settles into the VIP seats between Franco Baldini and Sir Trevor Brooking sparking a chorus of girly squeals and much camera phone photography.
3pm: Handshakes all round, Steven Gerrard runs a pennant over to the touchline and England get us under way...
Lampard and Defoe are all guilty of giving the ball away cheaply. Capello going nuts in his technical area. He is told off by female fourth official for getting too close to pitch. The England boss throws up hands in exasperation.
.29: Glen Johnson goes marauding down the right-hand touchline, cuts inside but fires a shot straight at the keeper. In other news, it may be of interest to you that Gerrard is playing the deeper of the midfield two - Lampard playing higher up the pitch.
3.35: Matt Barlow at the Moruleng Stadium: Awful period from England. King,
3.25: Shaun Wright-Phillips has a pop from distance which looked like it was flying just wide but Kapini made a smart diving save.
3.23: And replays show that the penalty was incredibly soft. In fact it wasn't a penalty at all.
3.20: Matt Barlow at the Moruleng Stadium: Both teams sloppy in possession. Fabio on his feet to blast Hart for aiming a long kick at SWP. Fans still rolling in here. Stadium not yet half full.3.16: I'll have an educated guess and say that Grobler's penalty is still travelling high into theafternoon sky.3.14: Erm, we've gone to some adverts. So I'm not sure what's going on. To be honest I have no clue. If we cut back to action and Wayne Rooney's being stretchered off I'll be most annoyed.
Platinum performance: Wright-Phillips clashes with Mkalipa
Platinum performance: Wright-Phillips clashes with Mkalipa
3.10: A decent pace to the match but, understandably, not many tackles are flying in. Ledley King has just put a decent block in on the edge of the box and Peter Crouch sniffed half an effort which was seized upon by the keeper.
3.07: MISSED Brad Grobler stepped up and smashed miles over! Shocking penalty but what a game this is!3.06: PENALTY Glen Johnson penalised in the area, he let a high ball bounce and then bundled over a Stars player trying to retrieve the ball. England's lead at risk already.
3.03: GOAL JERMAIN DEFOE taps home from a couple of yards. Gerrard sliced through the defence, found the touchline and cut back to Defoe who slid the ball through the defender's legs. Are you watching Spain, Brazil, Germany and the rest?
3.01: Matt Barlow at the Moruleng Stadium: David Beckham settles into the VIP seats between Franco Baldini and Sir Trevor Brooking sparking a chorus of girly squeals and much camera phone photography.3pm: Handshakes all round, Steven Gerrard runs a pennant over to the touchline and England get us under way...
England v Platinum
England v Platinum
England v Platinum
England v Platinum
England v Platinum
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