rounder Albie Morkel has been called up to South Africa's One-Day International (ODI) squad as an injury replacement for the five-match series against Sri Lanka, Cricket South Africa announced Sunday. Morkel replaces uncapped all-rounder Dean Elgar in the 14-man squad after Elgar pulled out with a knee ligament injury. The 30-year-old Morkel has scored 679 runs in his 51 ODIs and last represented his country in an ODI when he turned out against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in November 2010. The first game of the series against Sri Lanka takes place in Paarl on Jan. 11 with the final match scheduled for Jan. 22 in Johannesburg. Squad: Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (captain), JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Broad eyes attritional series England fast bowler Stuart Broad said his side's struggle to bowl out the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI in Dubai Saturday was a likely precursor to an “attritional” Test series against Pakistan. Broad captured 4-46 as England dismissed the side made up of the leading players from the second tier of international cricket for 281 on the opening day of the three-day tour match at the ICC Global Cricket Academy. However, Andrew Strauss and his players were kept in the field for almost the entire day despite reducing the ICC XI to 91-6 by lunch. After that first interval, England were held up by wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzada (51), as well as career-best contributions from Namibia all-rounder Christi Viljoen (98) and 43 from Boyd Rankin, the Ireland international fast bowler. England closed on 16-0.
