A highly anticipated clash
Michael Atherton previews the upcoming Test series between England and South Africa, and is happy that the home side is going to play a new opponent after a while
Not since the beginning of the Ashes series three years ago has there been such anticipation about the start of a Test series. Yesterday, Michael Vaughan suggested that a series against South Africa is “nearly up there with the Ashes” and if the England captain overstated the case a touch, it was partly in recognition of the fact that the bland fare offered up by 19 consecutive matches against New Zealand will be replaced by something much richer and more varied for the palate.
Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo