Stern task for captain Root as England seek rejuvenation in red-ball cricket: Joe Root will set out to lead England for the first time in Tests during the Lord’s Test against South Africa © Getty Joe Root will become England’s 80th Test captain when he leads his team out at Lord’s against South Africa on Thursday (June 6 …
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Seven die in South Africa apartment block blaze: Seven people died Wednesday when a dilapidated high-rise building occupied by illegal squatters in downtown Johannesburg caught fire, highlighting a housing crisis in South Africa’s economic hub. Emergency workers said the fire broke out in the abandoned …
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Elgar keen to see South Africa as underdogs: While we’ve been spending our time at ESPNcricinfo headquarters translating some of the most common Afrikaans cricket terms into English, it seems there may be a bigger task. Dean Elgar, South Africa’s stand-in captain, is looking for the meaning of …
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Dean Elgar: There are plenty of insecurities in this England side for South Africa to exploit: There has been a lot made of the absence of Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers but as far as South Africa are concerned, there are plenty of “insecurities” in the England side to exploit this week. South Africa have a proud record in England. They have …
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England v South Africa, first Test: Joe Root itching to finally begin captaincy: England skipper Joe Root admits he will be relieved to finally begin his tenure as Test captain on Thursday against South Africa – five months after he was confirmed as Alastair Cook’s successor. Root has sought counsel from predecessors such as Cook …
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