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Fourth Test: Preview

Your essential guide to the fourth Test between England and South Africa, which starts at Old Trafford on Friday.

Australia’s pay dispute has been resolved temporarily to ensure that the series against Bangladesh, India and England can take place.

Vernon Philander is fully fit after recovering from his viral infection, as he looks to help the Proteas draw the series 2-2 at Old Trafford.

Graeme Smith has praised the battling spirit of Dean Elgar, but has warned against handing Aiden Markram a debut in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Mignon du Preez has replaced the injured Dane van Niekerk at the Southern Vipers for the upcoming Women’s T20 Super League in England.

Rory Kleinveldt’s miserly 1-20 was not enough to prevent Northamptonshire go down to Warwickshire by two runs in the Natwest T20 Blast.

Keaton Jennings has kept his place in the England squad, while Steven Finn has been called up for the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock have slipped down in the latest ICC Test batting rankings.

Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis said Heino Kuhn should be given ‘a fair run’ despite a high score of 34 in his first three Tests.

Faf du Plessis says the Proteas batsmen need to sort out their century drought in Tests and need to learn from Dean Elgar’s approach.

Dean Elgar says that Temba Bavuma adapts to match situations better than anyone in the Proteas batting lineup.

Faf du Plessis bemoaned the Proteas’ consistency in their 239-run defeat to England but backed his charges to bounce back in time for the final Test.

Nadine de Klerk hailed the performance of the Proteas bowlers during the World Cup.

Dean Elgar scored a century, but the Proteas finished the first session of day five at The Oval seven wickets down. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Raisibe Ntozakhe is determined to become a fixture in the Proteas side after their run to the semi-finals of the World Cup.