Applying the silver touch
England’s match against South Africa was the first to be played at the Wankhede Stadium during the World Cup and preparations at the ground during the days leading up to the game have been hectic. New turnstiles, freshly installed at the gates, still were wrapped in plastic on the eve of the match, while units patrolled the ground attaching tournament livery to every available surface – the doors of lifts, the base of pillars, the speaker stacks installed in front of the stands to amplify the PA announcer’s endless banter.
