Cricket - South Africa v England - Fourth Test - Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - January 27, 2020 England's Mark Wood celebrates taking the wicket of South Africa's Anrich Nortje REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Cricketers are superstitious at the best of times but not wanting to change any aspect of their routine after a successful test day has proved costly for England captain Joe Root.
He will be forking out on his hotel expenses after Mark Wood took five wickets in South Africa's first innings in the fourth test at the weekend the day after ordering room service in Root’s room.
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