Joe Denly out of Ireland ODIs due to back spasms
Denly has been replaced by Liam Livingstone.
Denly has been replaced by Liam Livingstone.
Denly, 34, was dropped from the second Test against the West Indies in Manchester after scoring 18 and 29 in the two innings respectively in the series opener at Southampton, which the hosts lost by four wickets at the Ageas Bowl.
Media reports claim that Denly had been asked by the team management to stay at the crease for at least 100 deliveries.
It has been a long time since Jos Buttler has shown his worth in red-ball cricket and averages a meager 23.22 since the start of 2019.
Sibley, playing in only his fourth Test, came in during the morning session after James Anderson had picked up the last two South African wickets to finish with 5-40 and give England a first-innings lead of 46.
South Africa produced a disciplined bowling performance, making scoring difficult on a pitch which always offered something to the bowlers with some sideways movement and uneven bounce.
Joe Denly made his Test debut against West Indies in January this year and has already scored four fifties in eight matches for England.
Bairstow has played 69 Test matches for the Three Lions and has scored 4020 runs at an average of 35.26 with his highest score being 167. He has 6 centuries against his name in the longest format of the game.
The day started with openers Joe Denly and Rory Burns putting up a 54-run opening stand. Burns faced 48 balls and scored 20 runs before edging a short and wide delivery from Nathan Lyon to Tim Paine behind the wickets.
Denly hit an important half-century in England's second innings of the third Test at Headingley, which the hosts won riding Ben Stokes' epic 135 not out to level the series 1-1 with two matches to go.
