England Retain The Same Squad For The Last Test Against South Africa
For the third Test against South Africa at the Kia Oval, beginning on Thursday, September 8, England Men have announced an unchanged lineup.
After England triumphed at Old Trafford by an innings and 85 runs, the series is tied at 1-1 going into the decisive Test.
In another development, South Africa, still hurting from their three-day setback at Old Trafford, took the week off and will depart for the West Midlands before returning to training in London on Saturday.
South Africa Have Taken A Break
Other than the fact that they will “remain together as a group” and partake in team activities like golf instead of taking individual time away, no other information has been released concerning their itinerary.
Last week at Old Trafford, Dean Elgar’s SA was bowled for 151 and 179, and England went on to win by an innings and 85 runs over three days. That evened the score following the visitors’ victory, which they earned by an innings and 12 runs after bowling out the English for 165 and 149 over the course of three days at Lord’s the previous week.
“Sometimes you can go into panic mode when things like this happen. Myself and the coach are definitely not the kinds of guys who panic; we know we’re still the good side.
“Sometimes time away from the game is not a bad thing. Let’s not forget why we’re here: we’re here to win a Test series and we’re still in a great position to win a Test series.
“We’ll have a few days to clear your minds, let the dust settle and focus on the third Test,” Elgar told a press conference after England won at Old Trafford on Saturday.
England Squad
Zak Crawley (Kent), Alex Lees (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham, capt), Ben Foakes (Surrey, wk), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Potts (Durham)
