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Steyn ruled out of third Test against England

January 11, 2016 18:07 IST
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Image: South Africa's Dale Steyn throws a ball during a practice session in Rajkot, India, October 17, 2015. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Fast bowler Dale Steyn has been ruled out of this week’s third test against England in a major blow to South Africa’s bid to get back into the four-match series.

The shoulder injury which restricted his bowling in the first test and forced him out the second has not healed in time for the third game starting at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Thursday, Cricket South Africa said on Monday.

A spasm meant the 32-year-old Steyn was able to bowl only 22 balls in the second innings of the first test in Durban which England won by 241 runs. The second test at Newlands was drawn last week.

South Africa had been hoping Steyn, the world's top-ranked test bowler, would return to spearhead a four-man seam attack in the high altitude conditions of Johannesburg as they seek to preserve their position at the top of the test rankings.

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