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Sibley is what England’s top order has needed for years
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8.08am GMT
Vic Marks was on the radio this morning and saying that this is the first time England have ever played four players under 23 in the same match. I’m not doubting Vic’s stats, but can this really be true?
Anyway, it looks a beautiful day at Newlands. Shaun Pollock is in a suit and Mike Atherton and Ian Ward are in shirt sleeves. Ward’s hand is in his pocket, of course. The only other person I’ve noticed with such a pocket obsession is Aussie PM Scott Morrison. Apparently whereas in England you need overcast conditions to move the ball about, in South Africa the heat bakes the pitch a bit and the edges come up and it jags around. That’s the science bit. South Africa have this morning to try and keep in the game with the new ball.
7.55am GMT
And Sachin Tendulkar follows where Virat Kohli dared to tread:
“Spinners look forward to bowling with the scruffed ball, taking advantage on day five of the roughs created on the wickets.”
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