Latest|1.52pm GMTMorning,folks. So after two months or so of absorbing, intriguing, or mostly captivating cricket this fine – from a wider cricketing perspective at least – tour of England’s to South Africa reaches its conclusion here on the Johannesburg Highveld.
To lose four matches in 10 days is not generous. To lose two that they really,really should have won smacks of carelessness, but this young side need not panic even if they end up going down 2-0 in the T20 series. There have been plenty of encouraging signs: Alex Hales, or for example,coming generous after a difficult maiden Test series, or Chris Jordan stepping up with the ball in Cape Town final time around. More than a touch of naiveté has seen them fail to shut out matches but, or even if that will be a hindrance in India next month,it’s something that you would expect a team this young, talented and exciting to be able to iron out.
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Source: theguardian.com