Didn't see the SA innings ; but England never looked like making any sort of chase . Leads me to wonder if conditions were such that the SA score was actually way above par ?
England white ball form does seem to have fallen off a cliff - can't all just be losing Morgan ! On what I've seen recently they have no hope in Australia in October ; and no time to make much of a team adjustment anyway. Seven matches (seven !?!) in Pakistan - which will bear no resemblance to Australian conditions ; then three warm ups... If they wish to make changes , they are going to be guessing a bit.
Might be a case for shuffling the deck ? Buttler can be devastating opening if he bats long - but when he gets out early they are deprived of his ability to monster the late overs ; and with Morgan gone and Livingstone flattering to deceive maybe that is too much risk for not enough gain ? Bairstow and Roy were a good opening combination in this as well as 50 over ; worth revisiting ? Of course if you think Roy is shot then you have to (presumably) install Salt...
At least Stokes will be around for the WC : with him and Moeen you really only need four pure bowlers so can select the best bat for number seven without taking bowling into consideration : is that still Livingstone ?
Problems. Just as well the Test team is suddenly "good" again