But Durban-born Compton, returning to Test cricket after two-and-a-half years in the cold, offered a steady hand at number three as he and Taylor took the score to 121 for three at tea.
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“What an opportunity it is for him to play”. For us it’s not about who is leading the attack for England, it doesn’t make a difference to us.
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Their lead at the top of the Test rankings has been cut from 19 points to four, and England’s prospects in a four-match series starting at Kingsmead on Boxing Day do not look so bad, despite the fact that they are ranked sixth.
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He went on to accuse him of being either “very, very silly” or “absolutely stupid”, before saying, “I am sorry son, you are daft”. English media have speculated since last Thursday that Manchester United are planning to appoint Mourinho as their next manager.
Cook added: “As a player, when you’re picked to make a debut for England, it’s a great five days”. The skipper, Hashim Amla being in terrible form and looking to improve, he’ll need some time out in the middle to settle down and do so first. South Africa’s vulnerability at home can give England an edge in the series opines Suraj Choudhari.
That means an early examination for debutant Alex Hales, who becomes Alastair Cook’s eighth opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss. While his 30th birthday was spent brooding over his removal as England’s one-day captain, amid a two-year spell without an worldwide century, the left-hander needs 125 in Durban to surpass Michael Vaughan’s English record of 1,481 runs in a calendar year.
He was, subsequently, rested for the second tour game against South Africa A. However, he went on to bowl in the lunch break and field as 12th man before he had the setback when bowling in the nets.
The overwhelming feeling of local gloom may have been slightly lifted by the absence from England’s team of Jimmy Anderson. “But we were underdogs against Australia and the conditions aren’t too dissimilar to England”.
“Having played a lot of cricket I know that the conditions they faced in India were so different to what we’re going to face here”, Broad said.
“Everyone has scored some runs and taken some wickets so, preparation-wise, it’s as good as we could have hoped for getting ready to play the number one team in the world”.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Stiaan van Zyl, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kyle Abbott, Dane Piedt, Dean Elgar, Rilee Rossouw, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn.
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For England, Woakes joined Stuart Broad, Steven Finn and offspinner Moeen Ali.
