The return of Jimmy Anderson will encourage to preserve the pressure on South Africa in Cape Town but England should not get too far ahead of themselvesSelecting your best fast bowler when he’s fit may not seem like the most startling piece of advice but there would certainly be a temptation to stick with a winning side for the second Test in Cape Town. Chris Woakes didn’t finish a great deal wrong – appearing to have added a yard or two of pace since his final Test appearance and his batting at No9 is certainly a comforting piece of insurance – but if Anderson is fit and alert,he must play. This is a South African team who leer like they’re not so much declining but plummeting from the No1 spot in the Test rankings, so England should apply boot to throat and recede for a whitewash.
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Source: theguardian.com