By Charlie Bennett
IT IS almost a year since England booted South Africa out of the World Cup but Dane van Niekerk’s side finally got revenge with a seven-wicket win in the first clash of the three-match one-day series.
The drama that took place at Lord’s last summer, when England beat India in the final, has overshadowed England’s nervy two-wicket win against South Africa in the semi-finals.
But the tourists have not forgotten and harnessed that hurt to hit back doubly hard and ruin England’s first game on home soil since becoming champions.
“It was close t...
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