adminJOHANNESBURG. — South Africa’s status as the top-ranked Test cricket-playing nation has been dented after their crushing defeat in India last month and is in danger of being eroded completely by England over the next month or two.
The two nations begin a four-match Test series in Durban on Saturday, which is expected to be evenly matched and should provide answers to several questions asked of both amid their recent trials. England will look to solve personnel problems in key batting and bowling slots and build more consistency in their selections, while South Africa seek to dispel suggestions that they are a side on the decline, suddenly lacking in the confidence that has been the hallmark of their reign as the world’s top Test side. — Reuters.
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