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Highveld Lions opening batsman Stephen Cook has been added to the South African squad to face England in the final Test in Centurion.

England fast bowler Steven Finn will no longer take part in the ongoing South African tour after suffering a side strain in the recently concluded third Test and has been replaced by Liam Plunkett in the limited overs squad.

England coach Trevor Bayliss has challenged his players to secure a 3-0 margin in the ongoing Test series against South Africa after they claimed an unassailable lead of 2-0 with a victory in the third Test in Johannesburg.

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is unlikely to play the fourth Test of the ongoing series against England as a precautionary measure keeping in mind the upcoming limited overs series.

Stuart Broad has become the first England bowler to claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council Test bowler rankings since 2004 after taking eight wickets in the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

South Africa have dropped to the third position in the International Cricket Council Test rankings after their seven-wicket defeat against England in Johannesburg on Saturday.

England captain Alastair Cook is pleased with the manner in which his team won the third Test in Johannesburg to take a series-clinching 2-0 lead in the four-match series against South Africa.

A brilliant six-wicket haul by Stuart Broad dismantled South Africa for 83 in their second innings as England chased down the paltry target of 74 runs in 22.4 overs to inflict a seven-wicket defeat on the Proteas thereby finishing the third Test within three days and sealing the four-match series 2-0.

England batsman Joe Root is looking to covert his hundred into a big score in order to build a lead against South Africa in the third Test match in Johannesburg.

Joe Root led England's charge with an unbeaten hundred to push the total to 238 for five, trailing South Africa by 75 runs at stumps after the Proteas were bowled out for 313 runs in their first innings on the second day of the third Test in Johannesburg which ended early due to bad light.

A collective effort from England bowlers restricted South Africa to 267 for seven at stumps on day one of the third Test in Johannesburg.

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South African captain AB de Villiers acknowledges that there is some truth in the rumours concerning his retirement from Test cricket.

England opening batsman Alex Hales is a doubtful starter for the third Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg after suffering a stomach bug on Wednesday.

South African fast bowler Chris Morris is confident that the pitch in Johannesburg will offer plenty of assistance to the bowlers in the upcoming third Test against England.

After leading the four-match series 1-0, England will be desperate to win the Basil D'Oliveira trophy when they lock horns with South Africa for the third Test in Johannesburg.

England pace spearhead James Anderson has confirmed that Nick Compton will be available for selection for the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg after recovering from a stomach illness.

Farokh Engineer and Geoffrey Boycott both graced county and international cricket for a number of years, and although Engineer says Boycott was technically outstanding, he took great pleasure in getting the English batsman out.

England fast bowler James Anderson stated that it feels good to have lasted the marathon bowling innings in Cape Town where South Africa scored 627 for seven in their first innings from 211 overs.

England's Jonny Bairstow expressed his desire to make his role as the wicket-keeper batsman permanent after having struck his maiden Test hundred in the second Test against South Africa.