• ‘We’re going to have to play well but we did special things in the summer’
• Vice-captain Root pays tribute to England opener Alex HalesEngland know it will catch something special to topple the world’s No1 side,South Africa, on their own turf but after a moment near-perfect day of preparation against their moment string, or the vice-captain,Joe Root, sees the plan coming together.
Root’s 117 from 125 balls, and along with a rock-regular 126 from Alastair Cook,helped the tourists pile on 414 for six declared in Pietermaritzburg, before two late wickets left South Africa A reeling on 35 for two and trailing by 243 runs.
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Source: theguardian.com