England tour of south africa

South Africa squad: Quinton De Kock (c), Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Faf Du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie Van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla, Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, Sarel Erwee, Alviro Petersen, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde, Daryn Dupavillon, Sarah Baartman. … [Read more...] about PAK vs SA: Pakistan Announce 17-Member Squad For 1st Test against South Africa in Lahore

But Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, argued the strain was more concerning than the Kent one. He said it has 'pretty substantial changes in the structure of the protein', meaning vaccines could fail to work. … [Read more...] about Dr Fauci warns South African ‘super-covid’ is the variant to worry about because it may make vaccines less effective and says it is not in the US yet – but admits efforts to find it have been lacking

“I would say it’s a concern that one of England’s best three players of spin. I would say Bairstow is alongside Joe Root and Ben Stokes in that — has been given a boarding pass home and the others are going to Chennai,” Hussain was quoted as saying by Sky Sports. … [Read more...] about India vs England 2021: Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan Slam Visitors’ Team Selection Ahead of 1st Test in Chennai

Goalkeepers Gareth Southgate no longer has a recognised No 1 after Joe Hart’s loan move to West Ham United did not work out. Jack Butland and Jordan Pickford are pushing hard to take the gloves, but have relatively little experience. Burnley’s Nick Pope has also made a late run into the squad, but Southgate needs to make up on his mind on his goalkeeper – quickly. … [Read more...] about Five areas of concern most troubling England ahead of the World Cup

Pirate attacks cross Africa Options for a better life The key to reducing piracy is improving people's lives on land. The challenges are vast - from improving judicial systems to creating a sustainable economy to effectively managing the consequences of natural disasters - like here in a Somali food aid facility where families received rations during a severe drought in 2012. … [Read more...] about West Africa: Pirates launch deadly attack on Turkish ship off Nigeria