Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Cricket: Expect England to name unchanged side for Second Test

Despite all the criticism of the balance of England's bowling attack at Centurion, do not expect wholesale changes from Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss.

With Ian Bell and Alastair Cook woefully out of sorts, there have been calls for a rejigging of the batting line-up but there are few options. There are no specialist batters in reserve while Luke Wright is unlikely to be trusted in the all-rounder role.

Therefore, England will presumably keep an unchanged side.

And, while Kevin Pietersen's run out deserved criticism on the final day, it is worth remembering he top-scored with 81 and had 121 runs in the match. Without him, England would have been rolled over before tea.

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