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• Faf du Plessis could face ICC charge after clash with Buttler and Broad

  27-01-2020 21:22
  
  • South Africa captain made contact with England keeper
  • ‘There was no malicious intent. He didn’t do anything wrong’Faf du Plessis has said there was no malicious intent when he shoulder-barged England’s Jos Buttler during an incident on the fourth and final day of the fourth Test that looks likely to land the South Africa captain with an International Cricket Council disciplinary charge.Du Plessis and Buttler, England’s wicketkeeper, clashed at the end
  
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• ‘The sky’s the limit for this team,’ says Joe Root after series victory

  27-01-2020 19:54
  
  • Root looking forward to Ashes in Australia next year
  • Ben Stokes excited about Wood and Archer bowling togetherJoe Root believes England now have a template of how to win the Ashes in Australia next year following their comprehensive 3-1 series victory in South Africa.England sealed only their second away series success in four years with a 191-run win in the fourth and final Test in Johannesburg. Mark Wood, a fast bowler whose career-best match haul of nine for 100 suggests he is e
  
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• Jettisoning Jos Buttler from England’s Test side would be hasty and foolish | Jonathan Liew

  27-01-2020 19:08
  
  England’s golden sapling has been underperforming in South Africa but it would be silly to apply normal rules to one of the sport’s most thrilling talentsSpoiler alert: it’s Joe Denly next. And then Zak Crawley. Then, it’ll be time for Ben Stokes to be taken down a peg. Then probably Dom Sibley. Then, sometime next summer, Rory Burns or Jofra Archer. Then Denly again. Welcome to the England Test team in 2020, a toxic chalice of confected jeopardy in which somebody must al
  
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• Chucking Jos Buttler from England’s Test side would be hasty and foolish | Jonathan Liew

  27-01-2020 19:08
  
  England’s golden sapling has been underperforming in South Africa but it would be silly to apply normal rules to one of the game’s most thrilling talentsSpoiler alert: it’s Joe Denly next. And then Zak Crawley. Then, it’ll be time for Ben Stokes to be taken down a peg. Then probably Dom Sibley. Then, sometime next summer, Rory Burns or Jofra Archer. Then Denly again. Welcome to the England Test team in 2020, a toxic chalice of confected jeopardy in which somebody must alw
  
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• England in South Africa: Joe Root says 'sky is the limit' for his side

  27-01-2020 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "The sky is the limit" for England after their 3-1 series win over South Africa, says captain Joe Root.
  
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• South Africa v England: tourists seal 191-run win in fourth Test – as it happened

  27-01-2020 16:42
  
  Ben Stokes and Mark Wood took the key wickets as England thrashed South Africa by 191 runs to secure a 3-1 series win 3.42pm GMT We’ll be back very soon – the ODI series starts a week tomorrow. Ta-ra.3.41pm GMT So there we are: England beat South Africa again, and in fine style. What an enjoyable series that was – intense, hard Test cricket with plenty of skill and momentum shifts. There is nothing like it.3.40pm GMT Here’s our report of the day’s play. Related: Mar
  
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• Mark Wood takes four as England thrash South Africa and claim 3-1 series win

  27-01-2020 16:20
  
  • Fourth Test day four: England 400 & 248; South Africa 183 & 274
  • England win by 191 runs as hosts collapse at the WanderersEngland ended their triumphant Test tour of South Africa on a rousing high, wrapping up a 191-run win at the Wanderers to clinch the series 3-1.Joe Root’s team backed the hosts into a corner over the first three days – 465 runs behind and with six entire sessions in front of them – then finished the job by dismissing them for 274. Relat
  
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• South Africa v England: tourists seal 191-run win in fourth Test – live!

  27-01-2020 15:51
  
  Live updates as England seek victory at the WanderersThe Spin: sign up and get our free email every TuesdayAnd you can email Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 2.50pm GMT 78th over: South Africa 274-9 (Nortje 4, Paterson 0) Wood goes short again and gets a wide for his trouble; just what Nortje wants, another ball to face. And the next one seems to flick something ... England appeal ... no says the umpire ... and England review!2.49pm GMT 77th over: South Africa 268-9 (Nortje 4, Paterson 0 ) And that
  
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