BANGLADESH SERIES:
Vernon Philander on the mend, but Chris Morris is out
Vernon Philander will be the most noticeable absentee from the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom next week, while Chris Morris and Dale Steyn will not play in the series. Philander‚ who injured his back diving for a ball in the tour of England, where a cloud hung over his fitness throughout the series‚ will not be available for the first Test in what is an early start to the South African international summer. Proteas team doctor and manager Mohammed Moosajee hoped Philander would be fit for the second Test‚ starting in Bloemfontein on October6. First he must get through the Cape Cobras’ Sunfoil Series fixture against the Highveld Lions at the Wanderers next week. Philander "has been coming along well and he’s been bowling at 80% intensity. "The plan is to prepare him for a Cape Cobras Sunfoil Series match starting on September28. Should he come through that‚ he should be available for the second Bangladesh Test‚" Moosajee said. "He’s only building up to full intensity,...
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