{"id":13096,"date":"2012-08-02T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T11:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/england-win-toss-and-bowl-in-test-swann-dropped\/"},"modified":"2012-08-02T13:55:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T11:55:22","slug":"england-win-toss-and-bowl-in-test-swann-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/england-win-toss-and-bowl-in-test-swann-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"England win toss and bowl in test; Swann dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LEEDS, England<\/span> Aug 2 (Reuters) &#8211; England won the toss and<br \/>\nopted to bowl in warm and sunny conditions in the second test<br \/>\nagainst South Africa on Thursday with the hosts drafting Steven<br \/>\nFinn into the team in place of experienced spinner Graeme Swann<br \/>\nfor the match at Headingley.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is the first time off-spinner Swann has been dropped by<br \/>\nEngland in more than three years. He has been troubled by an<br \/>\nelbow injury recently and was wicket-less in the first test for<br \/>\n151 runs.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England have not left out their front-line spin bowler in a<br \/>\ntest since they were beaten by South Africa by 191 runs on this<br \/>\nground in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Captain Andrew Strauss reasoned that the decision had been<br \/>\nmade because of the traditional way in which the ground has<br \/>\nfavoured the quick bowlers more than the spinners down the<br \/>\nyears.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa captain Graeme Smith said he would have batted.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>James Taylor was the second change in England&#8217;s team and<br \/>\nwill make his test debut after Ravi Bopara withdrew from the<br \/>\nsquad because of personal problems.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa, as expected, named an unchanged team after<br \/>\ntheir crushing innings and 12 run victory in the first test at<br \/>\nThe Oval that put them 1-0 up in the three-match series.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England are seeking to protect their position at the top of<br \/>\nthe world rankings as the Proteas will leapfrog them if they win<br \/>\nthis match for a series victory.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Teams:<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan<br \/>\nTrott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, James Taylor, Matt Prior<br \/>\n(wicketkeeper), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson,<br \/>\nSteven Finn.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Alviro Petersen,<br \/>\nHashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper),<br \/>\nJacques Rudolph, JP Duminy, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Vernon<br \/>\nPhilander, Imran Tahir.<\/p>\n<p> (Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEEDS, England Aug 2 (Reuters) &#8211; England won the toss and opted to bowl in warm and sunny conditions in the second test against South Africa on Thursday with the hosts drafting Steven Finn into the team in place of experienced spinner Graeme Swann for the match at Headingley. 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