Joe Root says England will 'trust' bowlers on fitness after illness disrupts drawn warm-up
Lack of match practice a concern though captain boosted by Anderson, Denly and Pope displays
20/12Result
Tour Match, England tour of South Africa at Benoni, Dec 20-22 2019
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![England]( "England")
456/7d -
![South Africa A]( "South Africa A")
325/5 (93.2 ov)
20/12Result
Tour Match, England tour of South Africa at Benoni, Dec 20-22 2019
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![England]( "England")
456/7d -
![South Africa A]( "South Africa A")
325/5 (93.2 ov)
Day 3
Day 2
Ollie Pope cashes in with healthy innings for illness-hit England
Pope adds 132 to century from Joe Denly and fifty for Rory Burns in Test warm-up
England's bug-struck trio take no part in warm-up match
A number of the touring players - Archer, Broad and Leach among them - are unwell
Day 1
Joe Denly century underpins England amid sickness bug
Fifties for Burns and Pope as England make most of batting practice in Benoni
Others
James Anderson targets three-day warm-up in bid for first Test fitness
Seamer admits he needs to come through South Africa A game if he has a chance of playing Boxing Day Test
England tour match downgraded with Archer, Broad, Leach still in doubt
Tour match becomes three-day friendly with frontline bowlers at risk of no match practice before first Test