Home / SportsSportsBBC SportSportsBBC Sport·Sep 9, 2026·1 min readGay should open for England in South Africa - CookEngland batter Emilio Gay has done enough to lock in an opener's spot for their winter tour of South Africa, according to Sir Alastair Cook.View original source — BBC Sport ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesSportsBBC SportSportsSep 9, 2026 · 1 minGay shows his class to give England control against PakistanBBC SportSportsBBC SportSportsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minEngland should pick English-based players - BaxterBBC SportSportsSky SportsSportsSep 7, 2026 · 1 minEngland appoint Pietersen as specialist mentor for white-ball teamsSky SportsSportsESPNcricinfoSportsSep 3, 2026 · 1 minEngland bowl first again in second ODI at DerbyESPNcricinfo
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