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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari at the top of the timesheets during final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, beating Fridays pace setters Red Bull and Mercedes to the fastest time.Raikkonen, a four-time winner at Spa-Francorchamps, hooked up a clean lap to move ahead of Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo, who ended up 0.215s shy of the Ferrari driver. Sebastian Vettel finished third as Ferrari turned the top of the timesheets red, but the notable absence of the two Mercedes drivers and Red Bulls Max Verstappen poses more questions than answers ahead of qualifying.Lewis Hamilton set a hot lap on new super-soft tyres in the closing stages of the session, but with a back-row start hanging over him due to a 55-place grid penalty, his car is set up for race pace and not a qualifying-style lap. He ended up behind Valtteri Bottas, but a telling fastest opening sector hints at the straight-line speed the reigning world champion is hoping to carry into Spas best overtaking opportunity at Les Combes on Sunday.Nico Hulkenberg was sixth fastest ahead of the second Mercedes of Nico Rosberg, who could only manage the seventh fastest time of the session. Rosbergs lap appeared to be ruined by traffic in the first sector and his final time was 0.4s off his best effort in the opening practice session of the session, suggesting his true pace will only become apparent in qualifying.Max Verstappen suffered a gearbox problem during the session, meaning he failed to set a competitive lap time. The gearbox was newly fitted ahead of the session and a change would result in a five-place grid penalty, but team boss Christian Horner said the halt in running was just a precaution.It looks to be an electrical issue or a sensor most likely so it was precautionary, we stopped the car and took the box off just to make sure that we had plenty of time to hopefully address it before qualifying, he told Sky Sports.Asked if a penalty was likely, he added: No certainly not at the moment. At the moment its just an investigation, have a look at the sensor and then form a diagnosis from there.Up until final practice, Verstappens weekend had been looking promising and his fastest time in second practice on Friday afternoon would still have been enough to put him second, and ahead of Ricciardo, in FP3.The two Williams drivers returned to the top ten after a disappointing Friday practice and are likely to be vying for positions with the Force Indias, which finished sixth and ninth. Haas remained competitive, with Romain Grosjean sneaking into the top ten, 0.181s ahead of Fernando Alonso in the fastest McLaren.Pascal Wehrlein again looked quick, hauling his Manor up to 15th place, just behind Kevin Magnussen and ahead of the two Toro Rossos, which are down on power with their year-old Ferrari engines. Both Wehrlein and Magnussen were involved in close shaves with other drivers during the session, which could result in stewards investigations.Wehrlein came across a slow-moving Esteban Gutierrez at the top of Eau Rouge and had to swerve to avoid the Haas, later calling for the Mexican to be penalised over team radio. Magnussen was accused by Sebastian Vettel of blocking the Ferrari heading through the high-speed Blanchimont, with the four-time champion remonstrating over the radiowaves.What an idiot. Did you see that? Its called Free Practice. Free Practice. 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Invariably, the jousts in that time have centred around the pace bowlers on each side - from Devon Malcolm in 1994 to Allan Donald in 1998, Makhaya Ntini in 2003 and Englands Ashes-winning quartet 18 months later. That pattern seems set to continue this summer, as Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel join Ntini in a formidable South African line-up that is already inviting lofty comparisons with the West Indian attacks of the 1980s.Form guideEngland WWDWWSouth Africa LWDWWWatch out for...Morne Morkel Steyn is South Africas current Boy Wonder, having harvested 78 wickets in a stellar 12 months, but the 66 Morkel has the capacity to be the discovery of the summer. He has played six Tests to date, but five of those have been on the pancake-flat strips of the subcontinent. Englands lush zippy tracks will be much more to his liking, as he seeks to emulate Steve Harmison in his pomp, and batter Englands bat-handles with vicious, leaping bounce off a good length.Kevin Pietersen This is the series that Pietersen was born to take part in. Hes had to wait 39 Tests and three years since making his Test debut in the 2005 Ashes, in which time he has played against every Test opponent except for Bangladesh. But all of South Africa will remember the manner in which he announced himself on the international stage, with a phenomenal run of three hundreds in six innings on Englands one-day tour of South Africa in 2004-05. His cocky, abrasive nature is sure to get under the skin of his former countrymen, not least Graeme Smith, whom Pietersen dismissed as a muppet in his autobiography. Expect fireworks.Team newsEngland have set a new world record by naming an unchanged side for the sixth match in succession, although the fa?ade of stability is all set to crumble with the impending return of Andrew Flintoff. He trained with the England squad on the eve of the match, and if he comes through Lancashires championship match at the Rose Bowl next week, he seems certain to be named in the squad for Headingley. Therefore, as Mickey Arthur has helpfully pointed out, there will be three or four players with an axe dangling over them at Lords, not least Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood, who mustered 77 runs between them against New Zealand.England 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Andrew Strauss, 3 Michael Vaughan (capt), 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Paul Collingwood, 7 Tim Ambrose (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Ryan Sidebottom, 10 Monty Panesar, 11 James AndersonSouth Africa themsselves are on a bit of a selection roll.dddddddddddd Although Andre Nel remains in the frame as a fourth out-and-out quick, they are likely to name an unchanged side for the fourth match in a row, having settled on a squad that has won six of their last seven Test series. The one that got away was no disgrace either - a 1-1 draw in India in April. The newly updated ICC rankings reflect their current hot streak, and they are now the undisputed second-best side in the world, clear of India in third place and England in fourth. If there is a fragility about their side, it is in the batting, where four of the top six have never yet played a Test in English conditions. A huge amount rests on the experience of Smith and Jacques Kallis.South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 Ashwell Prince, 6 AB de Villiers, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.Umpires: Billy Bowden and Daryl HarperPitch and conditionsIts going to be a damp week in St Johns Wood. Near-incessant rain has forced both teams into the indoor nets for the past three days, and the covers have been camped on the wicket. Thursday, however, does promise to be sunny in places, and the phenomenal drainage of the Lords outfield means that there may yet be more play than one could normally anticipate in such conditions. Nevertheless, if the match gets underway amid heavy cloud cover, it could well be a good time to bowl first.Stats and TriviaSouth Africa enjoy a phenomenal record at Lords since readmission. Theyve played there three times, and have won on each occasion - by 356 runs, ten wickets and an innings and 92 runs.England, meanwhile, have been confounded in their recent fixtures at Lords. Since beating Bangladesh by an innings in 2005, they have lost to Australia, and drawn each of their next five matches.Only three South Africans remain from the side that won their last match at Lords in 2003 - but two of them are Graeme Smith, who scored 259, and Makhaya Ntini, who took 10 for 220.Michael Vaughan has scored six centuries in 11 visits to Lords, and needs 28 more runs to pass 1000 Test runs at the venue.Vaughans maiden Test as England captain came in the corresponding fixture in 2003.QuotesAgainst New Zealand, [England] were very good and very steady, and did a good job as a unit, but what they did lack was the genuine pace of a Flintoff, Steve Harmison, or even a Simon Jones. South Africas coach, Mickey Arthur damns Englands attack with faint praise.I think the South Africa series is nearly up there with the Ashes. Its always a really big series, always hard-fought and really tough. Its what Test cricket is all about.Michael Vaughan relishes the challenge on the eve of the Test. ' ' '