England opener Sibley recovering as illness outbreak eases

Opening batsman Dom Sibley is likely to be available for second cricket test after he became latest England player to fall ill on tour of South Africa.  England team says Sibley is feeling better and is expected to train with team on Wednesday ahead of start of second test in Cape Town on Friday.

England lost first test of four-match series by 107 runs and was hampered by a flu-like illness that's spread through squad. At least 11 players have fallen ill at some point on tour, as well as six members of support staff. Captain Joe Root, vice-captain Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Joe Denly all played in first test but were ill before or during match.

Batsman Ollie Pope was ruled out of game and Chris Woakes, Jack Leach and Mark Wood were also sick. Many of players had to be put in quarantine in an attempt to stop spread of illness. Root and Buttler were quarantined at SuperSport Park stadium for a period of time during third day of first Test in Centurion. England says re has been progress in  treatment of players and re were new outbreaks on Tuesday.