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England opener Dom Sibley latest to fall ill in South Africa

Earlier Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Jack Leach were affected by illness. They missed the first Test in Centurion which England lost by 107 runs.

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Published : Dec 30, 2019, 8:16 PM IST

Cape Town: England opener Dom Sibley on Monday has become the latest victim of illness during the ongoing tour of South Africa. In the meantime, Sibley became the 11th England player to fall sick during this tour.

Earlier Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Jack Leach were affected by illness. They missed the first Test in Centurion which England lost by 107 runs.

Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer also missed both warm-up games, and Joe Denly and Mark Wood were also ill.

Sibley made four and 29 runs in the first Test.

Craig Overton and Dom Bess, who were called up as cover before the Test, will remain with the squad when they fly here Tuesday.

Cape Town: England opener Dom Sibley on Monday has become the latest victim of illness during the ongoing tour of South Africa. In the meantime, Sibley became the 11th England player to fall sick during this tour.

Earlier Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Jack Leach were affected by illness. They missed the first Test in Centurion which England lost by 107 runs.

Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer also missed both warm-up games, and Joe Denly and Mark Wood were also ill.

Sibley made four and 29 runs in the first Test.

Craig Overton and Dom Bess, who were called up as cover before the Test, will remain with the squad when they fly here Tuesday.

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Cape Town: England opener Dom Sibley on Monday has become the latest victim of unknown illness during the ongoing tour of South Africa. In the meantime, Sibley became the 11th England player to fall sick during this tour. 

Earlier Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Jack Leach were affected by illness. They missed the first Test in Centurion which England lost by 107 runs. 

Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer also missed both warm-up games, and Joe Denly and Mark Wood were also ill. 

Sibley made four and 29 runs in the first Test.

Craig Overton and Dom Bess, who were called up as cover before the Test, will remain with the squad when they fly here Tuesday, the BBC report said.


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