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England Womens Kate Cross on being the fines master, Sarah Taylors milestone and Sundays deciding T20I at the Bullring. Football Jerseys Throwback Outlet . 100 is the Magic Number After our successful start to the one-day international campaign we were looking forward to the opportunity to play the second encounter at SuperSport Park in Centurion, and hoping to wrap up the series. Unfortunately it wasnt to be. After a bit of a shaky start, the batting unit managed to post a competitive total thanks to a great 10th-wicket partnership from Danielle Hazell and the Hoof (Anya Shrubsole). A pan of SuperSport Park at Centurion In the field, unfortunately strike bowler Katherine Brunt had to bow out of the match due to injury in the 10th over, which was a huge blow to the bowling unit - we never really looked ourselves, and the South African girls crossed the line thanks to an impressive innings by Lizelle Lee.Although we lost at Centurion and the series was level at 1-1 it wont take away what a special day we all shared with Sarah Taylor, who, before the game, was presented with her 100th ODI cap from former England Womens World Cup-winning captain, Karen Smithies.Not many people can say they have represented their country that many times and we are all really proud of Sarah and what she has achieved. I think it was even more fitting that she got that cap at Centurion! Sarah Taylor receives her 100th ODI cap Series Decider/Valentines Special It was then to the Wanderers on Valentines Day where the series decider was played at the Bullring. What a ground that is, by the way!Due to Katherines injury it meant I got an opportunity to play, and it is always a special day when you pull your England shirt on. We bowled first and restricted South Africa to 196, and we then knocked them off to take the series 2-1.The batting performance was steadied by Heather (Knight) and Georgia (Elwiss) who also managed to bag her maiden ODI half century. Im really pleased I was there to see it. Well done G!  Kate reckons a rose she was given by Heather Knight proved crucial! Special mention as well goes to Trev (Heather) for picking up player of the match as well as player of the series.  Guateng Cricket had kindly given us all a red rose before the game and Heather offered hers to me, so Im putting her success down to that! Everybody loves the red rose after all. After a series win the changing room is always a very happy place, and it meant we were able to belt out the new team song. There were also a few nerves around as it was our first rendition in front of Queen Clare Connor! Talk about pressure to perform!The ODI series contributes towards the ICC Womens Championship table which leads to qualification for the Womens World Cup in England next year, so it was good to get some more wins on the board. Double bonus!  England Women celebrate with the ODI trophy The day was completed nicely with a fines meeting in the dressing room. I was fines master this trip which was good fun. Safe to say Robbo (Mark Robinson) picked the most fines up with Katherine Brunt coming in a close second, mostly because she contested all her fines. Schoolgirl error, Brunty!This is where I left the girls to take on South Africa in a three-match T20 series, and Im writing this now with the scoreline once again poised at 1-1.Exactly seven days on from the ODI series decider at the Wanderers, the girls will be back there tomorrow, with the action live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.55am UK time. Tune in and send them your support!Crossy (Kate Cross, England Womens fast bowler)Watch England Womens T20I series decider with South Africa from 7.55am, Sunday, Sky Sports 2. Then catch the men in action from 12pm on the same channel. Also See: SA Women set up decider Womens cricket home Sportswomen Get Sky Sports Cheap Football Jerseys Throwback China . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. 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LOS ANGELES -- San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy hopes a gut-check victory Tuesday will be the boost his club needs as it fights for its playoff life.The Giants buckled down for a pivotal, 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, just one night after a ninth-inning meltdown in a 2-1 loss seemed to send the San Francisco into a freefall.Instead of finding themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, the Giants (80-71) go into Wednesdays action tied with the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card race.They also pulled within five games of the Dodgers in the NL West. So a victory at Chavez Ravine would not only give San Francisco a win in the three-games series but would keep alive the teams hopes in the division, given the Giants host Los Angeles Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in the final series of the season.Its going to be a dogfight the rest of the way, Bochy said after his team snapped a three-game losing streak. But tonight we grinded one out and got the job done, and thats a good start. Its the type of win you can build on, and we know we have guys who have gotten the job done before.If theyre going to build on that momentum, theyve got the right guy on the hill. Lefty Matt Moore carries an 11-11 record, but he has saved his best stuff for the stretch drive. Moore sports a 4-1 record in his past five starts. That included aa workmanlike effort in his last start on Friday against St. Stitched Football Jerseys Throwback. Louis, in which he allowed two runs in five innings of an 8-2 San Francisco victory.Even better, he has found success against the Dodgers. Moore is 2-1 in three starts against them this season, holding them scoreless for 15 1/3 innings at one point.The Dodgers will counter with rookie sensation Kenta Maeda (15-9). The 28-year-old right-hander from Osaka, Japan, recorded his 15th win of the season in his last start, Sept. 16 at Arizona. In five innings, Maeda struck out six and allowed one run on three hits, getting the decision in Los Angeles 3-2 victory.The win put Maeda within two of the Dodgers rookie record set by Rick Sutcliffe in 1979, as he has really come into his own toward the end of the season. Maeda is 7-2 in his past 10 starts, over which he has limited batters to a .222 average while whiffing 53 and walking just 13.The Giants have found Maeda tough to solve; he has won both starts against San Francisco this year.The Dodgers have dropped two of the past three games, but they are still in the drivers seat, with a magic number of seven to clinch the division.Well just keep plugging away, manager Dave Roberts said. You cant let yourself get too high or too low. ' ' '