Cricket - Pakistan v England - Third Test - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates - 5/11/15 ECB Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss looks on at England's Alastair Cook during the post match presentations Action Images via Reuters / Jason O'Brien
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Alastair Cook believes the perfect end to England's winning series in South Africa would be a strong showing from his under-performing top-order batsmen in the fourth and final test, starting on Friday at Centurion Park.
The tourists already have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, but with home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan and trips to Bangladesh and India still to come this year, there are positions to be firmed up, especially at the top of the order.
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