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**By Sam Lyon **

1148: KEVIN PIETERSEN STARTS FOR ENGLAND****1147: Yep, in only his fourth Twenty20 international, with an average of just over 11 behind him, and having been in and out of favour more often than skinny jeans and plimsolls,Essex opener Alastair Cook will be leading England against South Africatoday as the tourists look to secure their first trophy of the winter by avoiding defeat in Centurion. I’ve little to no doubt you good people will have plenty to say on the matter, so why not get in touch via email, 606 of text via 81111 If you do, and your missive catches my eye, I can publish your comment on this very page and make you web famous for 15 minutes. And wouldn’t that be something to tell the grandkids1145: Alastair Cook - England captain. That’s because Paul Collingwood is ruled out with a stiff back, while concerns over the fitness of James Anderson (knee) and Graeme Swann (side) mean England are said to be considering a shock call for either Twenty20 abstainer Andrew Strauss orhome ‘favourite’ Kevin Pietersen.Not for the first time, events off the field are as interesting as those on it and I’ll be bringing you the latest news faster than you can say “Twenty20 cricket is the perfect cure for a Sunday hangover”. NiceThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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