Yorkshireman back on song as England embark on first series since World Cup triumph knowing they are marked men After the high of last summer’s World Cup win England start their next cycle towards the 2023 tournament in India with a three-match one-day series against South Africa. In the six months since that dramatic final against New Zealand at Lord’s in July Eoin Morgan and his players have had plenty of time to reflect on their achievement of becoming the first England team to win the tournament. Yet on Tuesday in Cape Town England will play their first game since then knowing their status as world champions comes with an added pressure and expectation unknown by any of their predecessors. They had a taste of that in Paarl last Friday: when batting first in their opening tour match against a South Africa Invitation XI they had to fight back from 16 for three batting first and dig deep to pull off a 77-run win. Continue reading...