Pace bowler James Anderson is set to return for England’s second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
Anderson missed the 241-run first-Test win with a calf strain but is likely to replace Chris Woakes for the match at Newlands, which begins on Saturday.
“My thought is you’d probably go with him, so fingers crossed he comes to us and says his body’s feeling good,” said England coach Trevor Bayliss.
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn misses out with a shoulder injury.
Steyn, ranked as the number one Test bowler in the world, twice left the field during the first Test in Durban and will be replaced by Kagiso Rabada.
Anderson missed the 241-run first-Test win with a calf strain but is likely to replace Chris Woakes for the match at Newlands, which begins on Saturday.
“My thought is you’d probably go with him, so fingers crossed he comes to us and says his body’s feeling good,” said England coach Trevor Bayliss.
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn misses out with a shoulder injury.
Steyn, ranked as the number one Test bowler in the world, twice left the field during the first Test in Durban and will be replaced by Kagiso Rabada.
