South Africa, England rehearse for World T20
Sides face off in first of two T20Is on Friday in Cape Town
The tour of South Africa is England’s last chance to experiment with their T20I line-up ahead of the World T20. PHOTO: AFP
CAPE TOWN:
England’s lengthy tour of South Africa winds up with two T20Is which are effectively a rehearsal ahead of their clash in the World T20 in India next month.
It will be the last chance for England to settle on their World T20 combinations ahead of the world event but South Africa will have three more matches in a home series against Australia shortly before they fly to India.
The two countries are in the same group in India and meet in Mumbai on March 18.
Dawson called up for World T20, Broad and Woakes miss out
South Africa’s squad is the same as that named last week for the World T20 but two of England’s squad — Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes — will not be going to India.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, named in the World T20 squad, has flown to South Africa to train with the England party.
James Vince, who was a key member of England’s winning team in a T20I series against Pakistan in the UAE in November, is expected to get game time after missing selection for the recent one-day series. Sam Billings is another T20I specialist who was not part of the Test or one-day squads.
Injured Steyn named in South Africa's World Twenty20 squad
Although 10 of the South African squad played in the 2014 World T20, their tactics are expected to be different, with star batsman AB de Villiers likely to be near the top of their batting order, instead of coming in lower down as was the case two years ago.
“AB will bat near the top of the order at this event,” said South Africa coach Russell Domingo. “For a couple of years, the experience wasn’t what it is now so we felt we had to keep AB in that [lower] position.”
Former South African batsman Neil McKenzie will act as a batting consultant during the upcoming series and at the world event in India.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 19th, 2016.
England’s lengthy tour of South Africa winds up with two T20Is which are effectively a rehearsal ahead of their clash in the World T20 in India next month.
It will be the last chance for England to settle on their World T20 combinations ahead of the world event but South Africa will have three more matches in a home series against Australia shortly before they fly to India.
The two countries are in the same group in India and meet in Mumbai on March 18.
Dawson called up for World T20, Broad and Woakes miss out
South Africa’s squad is the same as that named last week for the World T20 but two of England’s squad — Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes — will not be going to India.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, named in the World T20 squad, has flown to South Africa to train with the England party.
James Vince, who was a key member of England’s winning team in a T20I series against Pakistan in the UAE in November, is expected to get game time after missing selection for the recent one-day series. Sam Billings is another T20I specialist who was not part of the Test or one-day squads.
Injured Steyn named in South Africa's World Twenty20 squad
Although 10 of the South African squad played in the 2014 World T20, their tactics are expected to be different, with star batsman AB de Villiers likely to be near the top of their batting order, instead of coming in lower down as was the case two years ago.
“AB will bat near the top of the order at this event,” said South Africa coach Russell Domingo. “For a couple of years, the experience wasn’t what it is now so we felt we had to keep AB in that [lower] position.”
Former South African batsman Neil McKenzie will act as a batting consultant during the upcoming series and at the world event in India.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 19th, 2016.