In 42 years of trying England have never won a major global one-day worldwide trophy but hopes are high they can finally put an end to that damning statistic as the host nation of next month's Champions Trophy.
England were reduced to 20 for the loss of six wickets inside the first five overs of the match in Middlesex, which is also Morgan's home ground in English domestic cricket.
South Africa have plenty to be positive about as they head into the ICC Champions Trophy, according to AB De Villiers after their seven-wicket win over England at Lord's.
South Africa earned the advantage with more disciplined bowling than in the first two games and a dramatically improved fielding performance.
England won the series with a match to spare. That was the first of three wickets for six runs as Quinton de Kock was yorked by Jake Ball, who then had Du Plessis caught-behind driving. "Obviously what cost us was that first hour - a lot of live, green grass on the wicket".
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is fit to play in second one-day worldwide against South Africa at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The third and last ODI is on Monday at Lord's.
Morgan insisted all the players, including star all-rounder Ben Stokes, will be fit for the start of the tournament.
By the time lunch was taken, South Africa were 59/0.
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Earlier, England profited from at least six dropped catches after being sent into bat.
Miller says the success of the 62-run sixth-wicket partnership with Chris Morris (35 off 22 balls) was the ability to assess the situation and to take constructive risks.
It is understood there is no significant concern as yet about the availability of any of the first-choice trio for England's opening Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh at The Oval on Thursday.
South Africa were cruising on 95 without loss in the 15th over of their chase before Amla became Roland-Jones' first worldwide wicket and Jake Ball dismissed Quinton De Kock and Faf Du Plessis in quick succession. While Kohli is one of the finest batsmen in the world, Junaid is understandably confident of dismissing the right-hander considering his track record against him.Junaid told The Express Tribune "I have dismissed him in three out of the four matches we have faced each other".
Stokes is box-office unmissable in all disciplines and, as England's first change, immediately proved it again as soon as he got the ball in his hands.
He went on to smash a massive hundred while Morgan fell just short of a fifty when he nicked off to Rabada who bowled better than his figures of 2 for 50 suggest.
'They have had ups and downs but ultimately they have played in the fashion that we have played as a team and they have been very important to that'.
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