The Warwickshire opener, in his fourth Test, showed he has the application and mental fortitude to succeed for
England and could be around for a long time to come
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Unlike Ben Stokes or Kevin Pietersen, Dominic Sibley is a player who fills bars rather than empties them. At times watching him bat can be mind-numbingly dull. So imagine what it must have been like for South Africa’s bowlers as he ground his way to a maiden Test half-century in Cape Town.
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