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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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James Wallace

England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international abandoned by rain – as it didn’t happen

Bad weather at Trent Bridge
A view as the match is abandoned due to bad weather. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

That’s it from us, a damp squib to end the home summer unfortunately. We’ll be back to OBO the Ireland series which gets underway in Malahide on Wednesday. Enjoy your Sunday evening, goodbye.

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The Captains Speak:

Harry Brook: “It’s a shame that the weather has ruined it again. We only played one T20 game, but the way that we played the other night was phenomenal. For us to do that against a very strong side gives us a lot of confidence. The batting line-up that we’ve got, we could score over 300 three or four times.”

He describes his first summer as white ball captain as good fun. “It’s different but we’ve got a good group.(Brook is missing the Ireland trip) I’ve got about a month off now. I’ll go on holiday, soak up the sun ahead of New Zealand and the Ashes.”

Aiden Markram “We had a lot of motivation today to put in a good performance and rectify a few things, but it is frustrating with the weather.”

“We’re tracking towards that World Cup… the other night was a tough performance, we were completely outplayed. Today was an exciting opportunity, a must-win game. It’s as close as you can get to a World Cup. But when the weather is like this, there’s not much you can do.”

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