Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, is miss the third one-dayer against England on Friday after failing to recover from a tennis elbow problem that has troubled him through the first two matches. South Africa are trailing 2-0 in the five-match series and Smith's likely absence puts them under further pressure as they look to avoid a series defeat at The Oval. The team was bowled out for 83 in the second match at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. If Smith would not play then Jacques Kallis captain of match, he stood down from the vice-captaincy last year after being omitted from the ICC World Twenty20 squad. He has since said he would help the team in case of an emergency, while Mark Boucher added that the senior players would have to step up if South Africa wanted to come back into the series.