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Tsolekile replaces Boucher for SA South Africa call up wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile for the tour of England following the retirement of Mark Boucher. More... Thami Tsolekile replaces Mark Boucher as South Africa keeper South Africa have called up wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile for the tour of England following the retirement of Mark Boucher. Boucher was forced to end his international career after suffering a serious eye injury during a tour game against Somerset. Thami Tsolekile factfile Born: 9 October 1980 in Cape Town Position: Wicketkeeper, right-hand bat Teams: Western Province, Cape Cobras, Lions Test debut: Nov 2004 v India in Kanpur Test batting average: 9.40 from 47 runs scored in five innings Tsolekile, 31, will join up with the squad ahead of the three-Test series. He is unlikely to play in next week's first Test at the Oval with AB de Villiers expected to take the gloves. "Thami has done very well with both the Lions and South Africa A for a couple of seasons," said Cricket South Africa selection convener Andrew Hudson. "With AB de Villiers also able to fill the role of wicketkeeper in the Test series it gives the tour selectors options in this important position." Tsolekile has three Test caps, all of which came in 2004 when Boucher was sidelined, while he has 132 first-class appearances. Last week, he took a record eight catches in a single innings for South Africa A against Sri Lanka A in Durban.

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Swann 'should be fit' for Tests Off-spinner Graeme Swann has a cortisone injection in his right elbow in a bid to be fit for England's Test series against South Africa. More... England v South Africa: Graeme Swann 'should be fit' for first Test ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST TEST Venue: The Oval Date: Thursday, 19 July - Monday, 23 July Start time: 11:00 BST Coverage: Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, live text commentary on BBC Sport website, updates on BBC Radio 5 live Off-spinner Graeme Swann has had a cortisone injection in his right elbow in a bid to be fit for England's Test series against South Africa. The 33-year-old, along with seamer Tim Bresnan, who has a similar injury, was rested during the one-day series win over Australia. "They have had ongoing elbow problems," said team director Andy Flower. "With the combination of rest and the injection, Swann should be fit for the Test." Second time around Swann played a single one-day international for England in 2000 but was discarded by Duncan Fletcher and had to wait until 2007 for another chance. Since February 2009, he has played 42 consecutive Tests. England will lose their spot at the top of the world rankings to second-placed South Africa if they are beaten in the three-Test series, which begins at The Oval on 19 July. Nottinghamshire bowler Swann, who has taken 188 Test wickets, needs only five more to draw level with Jim Laker as England's most successful off-spinner. Bresnan, who has never tasted defeat in the 14 Tests he has played for England, had elbow surgery earlier this year and was forced to miss the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. With England set to field a four-man attack, they would be unlikely to risk either player if they were not confident that they could complete a Test. Bresnan, 27, played in all three Tests against West Indies earlier in the summer, but Steven Finn strengthened his claims for a Test recall with a series of outstanding displays against Australia. Swann has not missed a Test since the West Indies tour of 2009. Slow left-armer Monty Panesar is a leading contender to replace him, although he has not featured in a Test in England since the 2009 Ashes. Flower added: "Our medical staff believe [swann and Bresnan] will be fit and available for selection for the first Test. "But it's a strenuous exercise, being a bowler playing international cricket. "They play all three forms of the game. That's why Swann missed a big part of the one-day series and why we rested Bresnan on occasion."

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Marchant de Lange has become the second South Africa player to withdraw from the Test series against England through injury in the opening week of the tour. De Lange sustained a lower back injury during the Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe last month and has not recovered. He will be replaced by Albie Morkel.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/572317.html
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This series is win-win for the South Africans. They have done a great service to England, donating Trott and Pietersen. These two are the only 50-plus average batsmen in the team, and without them England would have been no-where near the top despite England's excellent bowling attack. England always lacked the 50-plus batsmen in recent time to make them a good Test side.

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