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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Durban, December 24 <\/strong>- Right calf strain has ruled out England seamer James Anderson from the first cricket Test against South Africa starting here on Saturday, it was announced on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Scans on Anderson&rsquo;s right calf on Tuesday confirmed he will miss the series opener in Durban, but England&rsquo;s leading Test wicket-taker is hoping to be fit for the second Test in Cape Town on January 2,&quot; England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a release.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 33-year-old will do some light fitness work over the coming days, before undergoing a fitness test towards the end of the first Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When Anderson missed the final two Ashes Tests because of a side strain, Stuart Broad stepped into his shoes as leader of the attack remarkably well as a haul of 8-15 put England on track to regain the urn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Head Coach Trevor Bayliss, while acknowledging that losing the spearhead of their attack would be a big blow, is in little doubt Broad will be able to fulfil the role again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;From Stuart&#39;s point of view we&#39;ve got an obvious replacement as leader of the attack there and I&#39;m sure he would show that he could handle that as he did against Australia in the fourth Test,&quot; said Bayliss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s always a concern if your leading bowler or leading batter misses a game, but the last time Jimmy missed one we did pretty well so you never know.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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