Mumbai — Batsman Keaton Jennings will make his Test debut against India on Thursday, becoming the latest SA-born cricketer to pull on an England jersey, captain Alastair Cook announced. "Yeah he is going to play. He’s going to open the batting. It will be a very special day for him tomorrow," Cook said before the start of the fourth Test. Jennings, who was born in Johannesburg and captained the Proteas under-19s, was a late call-up for England’s two remaining must-win matches after opener Haseeb Hameed injured his hand in the third Test. Cook said he was impressed by what he had seen of Jennings since the tall left-hander joined with the squad in Dubai a few days ago. "He’s got a great head on his shoulders and mentally I think he’s a very strong player so I wish him all the best," Cook said. The left-hander, whose father, Ray, played for SA during the apartheid era, decided to switch allegiance to further his international career. Other recent England players to be born in SA inclu...
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