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Tennis: Serena serves ace for black women's equal pay

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Serena Williams served up a rallying cry for equal pay for black women Monday, decrying that they would have to work on average eight months longer to earn the same as male counterparts in one year.The record-breaking tennis star and worlds highest paid female athlete -- who has spoken candidly about sexism and racism -- wrote a nearly 1,000-word essay in Fortune magazine to mark Black Womens Equal Pay Day.For every dollar made by a man, black women make 63 cents in the United States. Black women earn 17 percent less than white women, and black women with graduate degrees get paid less at every level, wrote Williams.The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion quoted data showing that only 44 percent of white men recognize the pay gap as an issue.I have been treated unfairly, Ive been disrespected by my male colleagues and -- in the most painful times -- Ive been the subject of racist remarks on and off the tennis court, wrote the 35-year-old.The cycles of poverty, discrimination, and sexism are much, much harder to break than the record for Grand Slam titles, she added, calling for legislation and action to change the status quo.Williams, who announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian last December, is pregnant with her first child. She plans to return to competitive tennis next year.Black women: Be fearless. Speak out for equal pay. Every time you do, youre making it a little easier for a woman behind you, she said.Most of all, know that youre worth it. It can take a long time to realize that. It took me a long time to realize it. But we are all worth it. Ive long said, You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.Forbes ranks Williams as the highest earning female athlete with a pay check of $27 million -- but only 51st on an overall list of highest paid athletes. Forbes ranks Roger Federer as the worlds highest paid tennis star at $64 million.Black women are the cornerstone of our communities, they are phenomenal, and they deserve equal pay, Williams tweeted Monday with a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt saying Phenomenal Woman.

Tennis: Thiem says catching Big Four still 'long ways' off

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Dominic Thiem, the highest-ranked mens tennis player without a Grand Slam title, begins his push to the US Open this week knowing the gap to the games big four remains large.The 23-year-old Austrian, ranked a career-high seventh, and 20-year-old German Alexander Zverev, who reached a career-best eighth on Monday, are the top-ranked mens players at the ATP and WTA Citi Open.We still have to win a lot of matches to deserve to be called the next big things in tennis, Thiem said Monday. Its nice to hear that but I think its still a pretty long ways for both of us.World number one Andy Murray, second-ranked Rafael Nadal, number three Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who will miss the rest of the year with an elbow injury, remain the gold standard in their 30s that Thiem and his fellow 20-somethings are chasing in the rankings and for Grand Slam crowns.They are really special. Its very unusual you have four players like this in one generation, Thiem said.I think its getting a little better for the other players. They are starting to take a few tournaments. In the Grand Slams you would have to beat two or three (of them) in a run. Thats why other players havent won the big titles.Thiem defeated Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals to reach the last four at Roland Garros for the second consecutive year.He lost there to Rafael Nadal, as he had in the Madrid and Barcelona finals, but Thiem recognizes the value of a strong run-up to a Slam with the US Open looming in just four weeks.Its important to find a strong game. Its the start of a very long journey, Thiem said.I hope it works out well here in Washington. We have a lot of tough matches ahead. From round one basically there are only really tough matches.This week is Thiems biggest event as a top seed and one he expects will toughen him for upcoming US Open tune-ups at Montreal and Cincinnati.Of course its nice to be top seed here but it doesnt affect anything because the guys behind me are really strong, he said.Thiem does not marvel at how players like Federer and Nadal play top tennis deep into their 30s, having followed their fitness path.Its everything on how you are taking care of your body, he said. Players have improved that a lot in recent years. Its the diet. Everyone has a physio. They get treatment after every practice.Its small things but if you do them every day for 15 years it has an impact.

Tennis: US Open preparation heats up for No. 2 Halep

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Second-ranked Simona Halep has the longest current run in the world top 10, reached her second career Grand Slam final in June and defends a title next week in Toronto.But the 25-year-old Romanian is looking for the big prize that has eluded her, a Grand Slam title, as she begins working to the US Open at this weeks WTA and ATP Citi Open.Halep is getting an early jump on US Open preparations at the Washington hardcourt event, becoming the highest-ranked player ever in the field after she said this weeks WTA event in Stanford denied her a wildcard entry.I want to be in my best form at the US Open, Halep said. This tournament is very important. Every match is tough and important for my level.Im focused on what I have to do on the court and what I need to do to get my game strong.Halep reached her first Grand Slam final in 2014 at Roland Garros, falling to Russias Maria Sharapova, then made it back to the French Open final this year only to fall again, up a set and 3-0 before squandering the lead and falling to Latvias Jelena Ostapenko.She followed with a quarter-final exit at Wimbledon and after a title defense next week in Canada hopes to improve upon her best US Open result, a 2015 semi-final run.Im still confident, Halep said. But now its a different season. I expect some tough matches. Im ready. I want some matches.Haleps first match will be Tuesday against another competition-hungry wildcard, American Sloane Stephens, who missed 11 months after left foot surgery before returning at Wimbledon. Stephens won her first WTA title at Washington in 2015.On the mens side, five of the top 11 players in the world will take part, including four past champions who won titles in their last Washington appearances -- Argentinas Juan Martin Del Potro, Canadas 10th-ranked Milos Raonic, Japans ninth-ranked Kei Nishikori and defending champion Gael Monfils of France.The high level of players make this a very important tournament, Del Potro said. Its going to be a very tough tournament.Austrian Dominic Thiem, ranked seventh, is the mens top seed with 20-year-old German Alexander Zverev seeded second and moving Monday into a career-best world number eighth level.Of course its nice to be top seed here but it doesnt affect anything because the guys behind me are really strong. Its a really strong field, Thiem said. Its going to be tricky first rounds for everybody.US ninth seed John Isner, a three-time Washington runner-up, withdrew Monday with a sore right knee. He won ATP titles the past two weeks at Newport and Atlanta.South African-born Australian Marc Polmans was the qualifying lucky loser who replaced Isner in the draw with a first-round bye.Isner jumped past Jack Sock to once again become the US number one, reaching 18th in the rankings to 19th for Sock, who could have faced Isner in the third round.

Olympics: Los Angeles formally announce intent to host 2028 Games

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Los Angeles formally announced its intent to host the 2028 Summer Olympics on Monday after agreeing a deal with Games officials that paves the way for Paris to host in 2024.The Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic bid committee in cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), today announced its intention for Los Angeles to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2028 and its agreement with the Host City Contract 2028, the LA bid committee said in a statement, confirming earlier comments from city officials.The deal will bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles for a third time, after the city staged the Games in 1984 and 1932.Los Angeles had been in a race with Paris for 2024, with the winner to be named by the IOC on September 13 in Lima.But the possibility that Los Angeles would abandon a 2024 bid and instead accept the 2028 Games has been growing since the IOC decided in July that in an unprecedented move it would attempt to award both Games at its Lima meeting.Paris had remained insistent on hosting in 2024, on the 100th anniversary of the citys 1924 Olympics.LA bid officials, who had put forward a $5.3 billion bid for 2024, said Monday that an agreement had been reached with the IOC on financial considerations that would make waiting an extra four years feasible.Under the terms of the Host City Contract 2028, the IOC will advance funds to a Los Angeles Organizing Committee in view of the longer planning period and to increase participation and access to youth sports programs in the City of Los Angeles in the years leading up to the Games, their statement said.The IOC contribution as stipulated by the HCC is $1.8 billion and has the potential to exceed $2 billion according to the evaluation of the LA bid committee when taking into account the estimated value of existing sponsor agreements to be renewed and potential new marketing deals.The agreement must still be approved by the Los Angeles City Council and the United States Olympic Committee -- both of which backed the 2024 bid.The Los Angeles City Council and United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors will consider the agreement for approval in August, the bid committee said.If approved, the IOC, LA and Paris may enter a tripartite agreement, clearing the way for IOC Membership to simultaneously confirm the Olympic Games 2024 to Paris and the Olympic Games 2028 to Los Angeles at the next IOC session in Lima, Peru on September 13, 2017.IOC president Thomas Bach said he was confident any remaining hurdles could be cleared.We are very confident that we can reach a tripartite agreement under the leadership of the IOC with LA and Paris in August, creating a win-win-win situation for all three partners, he said.This agreement will be put forward to the IOC Session in Lima in September for ratification. LA bid officials had scheduled a press conference for 5pm (0000 GMT) with Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and bid chief Casey Wasserman about the bid.LA city council member Gil Cedillo had already tweeted hashtag goes from LA2024 to LA2028, and City Council president Herb Wesson was enthusiastic.The City of Los Angeles is a proud and enthusiastic partner in this win-win-win scenario, he said.While local support is seen as crucial to the success of the Games, the bid committee also singled out the support of US President Donald Trump as they try to bring the Games back to the United States.The USA last hosted the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 while the Winter Games were held in Salt Lake City in 2002.Since his election, President Trump has been personally involved in helping to make LAs bid a truly American bid and the White House Office of American Innovation and the US Senate and House of Representatives have been true partners throughout, they said.The USOC and Los Angeles bid team greatly appreciate their strong commitment to bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games back to the United States.

Trump dictated son's statement on Russia talks: report

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump personally dictated a misleading statement in which his son Donald Trump Jr said a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election was focused on adoptions, The Washington Post reported Monday.It later emerged that during that fateful June 2016 meeting, Trumps eldest son, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and then campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Russian government attorney who an intermediary claimed had incriminating information about Trumps rival Hillary Clinton.The subject line of the email from Trump Jr inviting Kushner and Manafort to the meeting read Russia - Clinton - private and confidential.In his initial statement on the meeting, Trump Jr said the group primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children, and insisted that it was not a campaign issue at the time and there was no followup.The Post said the president dictated the statement to his son while on a flight home from the G20 summit in Germany.Trump Jr later sent shockwaves through Washington by releasing a series of emails that detailed how he had attended the meeting after being promised very high level and sensitive information that was part of Russia and its governments support for Mr Trump.Trump has rushed to his sons defense, and lambasted what he calls a political witch hunt.Citing people familiar with the discussions, the Post said the presidents legal team planned to present the meeting as a potential setup by Democrats seeking to entrap Trump Jr and thus Trump himself, who at the time was the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.The meeting with lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya has thrust Trump Jr into the center of a growing scandal over whether Trumps associates colluded with Moscow to tilt the 2016 election in the Republicans favor.Former FBI director Robert Mueller is probing, in his capacity as special counsel, the Russia connection independently of the Senate panels.

Qatar files WTO complaint over Gulf trade 'siege'

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DOHA (AFP) - Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an illegal siege imposed by its Gulf neighbours, the commerce ministry said Monday.The gas-rich emirate has been slapped with sanctions and demands after four countries including regional kingpin Saudi Arabia cut ties with it on June 5, accusing Doha of fostering Islamist groups and of links to Riyadhs arch-rival Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.The Ministry of Economy and Commerce said a complaint had been lodged with the WTOs Dispute Settlement Body against the siege countries.The Saudi-led bloc has demanded the termination of regional news giant Al-Jazeera, the downgrading of Iran ties and the closure of a Turkish military base in the country.The countries have also recalled their ambassadors from Doha, ordered all Qataris to return home and banned Qatar from using their airspace.The complaint accuses the siege countries of violating the WTOs core laws and conventions on trade of goods and services, and trade-related aspects of intellectual property, the Qatar ministry said.The arbitrary measures taken by the siege countries are a clear violation of the provisions and conventions of international trade law.Furthermore, the illegal siege is unprecedented in the framework of economic blocs, Qatars economic and commerce minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassem bin Mohammed Al-Thani said in the statement.The diplomatic crisis between Doha and its neighbours is the biggest to have hit the Gulf Cooperation Council in decades.

Pentagon alarm over Turkey plan to buy Russian missiles

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkeys plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO technology.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in talks to get Russia to supply Ankara with its latest S-400 surface-to-air missile system.Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the Pentagon had concerns over its NATO allys purchase of the Russian technology because it might not work with other equipment used by the 29-nation alliance.Generally speaking its a good idea for allies to buy inter-operable equipment, Davis said.With any ally, with any partner with whom we inter-operate ... we want them to buy things and invest in things that will further invest in our alliance.Turkish media have in recent days reported that the deal is being finalized with Russia.If it is completed, it would be a significant step after the two countries repaired relations damaged by Ankaras downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border in 2015.The S-400 system has a range of about 400 kilometers (250 miles) and is designed to shoot down enemy aircraft.

Lahore: Police nab three suspects during search operation

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Police conducted search operation in various localities of Garden Town in Lahore on Monday night and arrested at leat three suspects, Dunya News reported.Police carried out search operation in hostels and hotels situated in these areas. Biometric device was used for the identification of the people and three persons were taken into custody who failed to provide any identity document.Police sources informed that the search operation was conducted on intelligence report that criminal elements are present in the area. Sources further informed that the arrested persons were shifted to police station for further investigation.

JI to oppose any move to repeal Article 62 and 63: Siraj

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KALAM (Dunya News) – Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Siraj-ul-Haq on Monday said that his party will oppose any move to repeal Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution, Dunya News reported.Siraj-ul-Haq while addressing a public meeting in Kalam said that the gang of 40 thieves has now been overpowered by Ali Baba and added that no corrupt person will be allowed to escape accountability.He further said that our politics and democracy has become hostage of land mafia, sugar mafia and drug mafia. He said that Jamaat-e-Islami will resist any move to repeal Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.

Quetta: Dead body of a youth recovered

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Police have recovered dead body of a young student named Kamal Khan from Dasht area in Quetta on Monday, Dunya News reported.According to the father of the deceased, Kamal Khan was abducted on July 25 and his abductors killed him and buried him in the Dasht area.The father of Kamal Khan has demanded of the government to arrest the culprits behind his son’s killing and provide justice to the bereaved family.

NA to meet today to elect new Prime Minister

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Assembly will meet today (Tuesday) to elect a new prime minister after Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Nawaz Sharif over a corruption scandal.President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned a special National Assembly session today (Tuesday) at 3:00 PM to elect the new leader of the house.The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has nominated former state minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister for 45 days, while the opposition parties failed to agree on a joint candidate, with each party throwing its weight behind different candidates who submitted their nomination papers.Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) backed Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashids name, but could not gain the support of any other party apart from Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) refused to support Sheikh Rashid and asked its leaders, Khursheed Shah, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, and Naveed Qamar to file their nomination papers.Although, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-Pakistan) named Kishwar Zehra, the only woman participant, to contest in voting for PM, they pledged support to the candidate of ruling party later on. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Sahibzada Tariqullah too has submitted the nomination papers.The opposition parties have so far failed to agree on a consensus candidate but they have continued consultations to agree on one candidate, opposition sources said.But even a joint candidate cannot defeat Khaqan Abbasi as PML-N enjoys majority in 342-member house. Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the prime minister has to be elected by a majority of the 342-member lower house of parliament, which comes to 172 votes.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) holds a majority with 188 seats in the 342-member parliament, so it should be able to swiftly install its choice, barring any defections from its own ranks.The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Nawaz Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing the embattled leader out of office.Nawaz Sharif has named Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the interim leader and his brother, Shahbaz Sharif, as the long-term successor. Shahbaz Sharif, currently the chief minister of Punjab will have to resign from his post and run for a by-election to join Parliament before he is elected as prime minister.

Finance ministry decides to keep petroleum prices unchanged

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Ministry of Finance has decided to keep petroleum product prices unchanged for the month of August, Dunya News reported.According to Ministry of Finance statement, the decision to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the month of August was taken considering the special circumstances.Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) in its summary sent of Ministry of Finance on Friday had recommended a reduction of Rs 3.67/litre in petrol price and Rs 5.07/litre in price of diesel.However, OGRA had also suggested an increase of Rs13/litre in kerosene oil and Rs 10.00/litre in light diesel oil

Sialkot: 5 hospitalized after drinking poisonous milkshake

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SIALKOT (Dunya News) – Five members of the same family in the jurisdiction of Pasroor Sadar Police Station in Sialkot were hospitalized after drinking poisonous milkshake.According to details, five members of the same family, including 50-year-old Asghar, 18-year-old Habib, 45-year-old Shaheen Bibi, went to meet their relatives before departure for Hajj where they were served with poisonous milkshake. Sources said that both the families have some land dispute.The condition of all five deteriorated after drinking poisonous milkshake. Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the affected persons to hospital in critical condition.

A game of thrones in Pakistan's dynastic politics

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistans ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has passed the leadership baton to his brother, ensuring the continuation of a dynastic political system in a country where government has long been run as a family enterprise.In Pakistans stratified, semi-feudal society, patronage and kinship play a huge role in politics, often dominating ideology.Some analyst estimates say that more than half of seats -- at both national and provincial level -- have been passed from father to son, brother to brother, keeping the business of politics firmly within the family.Sharif named his younger brother Shahbaz as his successor to the countrys top office in a defiant speech the day after he was disqualified by the Supreme Court on corruption charges.The move maintains the eponymous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) partys hold on power, with Nawaz continuing to act as puppet master from his position as head of the party.The subtext in all this is that Nawaz Sharif will still have an influence in how things are carried out until the next election and perhaps through the next election, said political analyst Umair Javad.This was his (Nawazs) way of convincing the party that this brand still exists.Shahbaz -- currently chief minister of Punjab province, the familys power base -- is expected to slide into his brothers vacated National Assembly seat before being rubber stamped as prime minister in a parliamentary vote.Meanwhile local media has reported that Shahbaz is lining up his son Hamza to take his position as Punjab Chief Minister, though he too must first be elected to his fathers provincial assembly seat in a by-election.Its the confidence of a political dynasty in its power thats allowing it to make all these moves, said Badar Alam, editor of the Herald magazine.They feel that in certain parts of the country their dynastic hold is so strong that no challenge can uproot them.But some warn that the PML-N will not rally behind Shahbaz -- considered less charismatic than his older brother -- in the same way that it did Nawaz, possibly fracturing the party.Nawaz has personal political appeal in a way that his brother doesnt. I think that the dynasty will fray under his brother, said journalist and commentator Omar Waraich.Another power dynasty, the Bhutto family and its Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lost its footing after the 2007 death of its leader, the countrys first female prime minister Benazir Bhutto.Founded by her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the PPP was once a formidable political force, dominating Pakistani politics for nearly four decades.But since Benazirs assassination and despite being nominally led by her son Bilawal, the PPP has become a shadow of its former self, and lost 76 seats in the last general election in 2013.The leaders have a much stronger brand than the parties. Benazir was always a much stronger brand than the Pakistan Peoples Party. Nawaz Sharif is a much stronger brand than what the PML-N will be without him, said Waraich.Similarly the countrys main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which paints itself as a grassroots movement, is ultimately centred around the personality of its leader, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.One of the appeals of Imran Khan is that he breaks this dynastic hold. But he only does it through the form of a personality cult, said Waraich.Khan has lead the PTI since its inception over two decades ago, seeking to galvanise the youth vote and the urban middle class with a promise to root out corruption.But observers say he has still failed to turn PTI into a truly national party -- and challenger to the PML-N dominance.Khan held a rally attended by thousands of dancing, celebrating supporters late Sunday in which he criticised the dynastic nature of the Sharif transfer of power.Is there no one else in your (Sharifs) party to make prime minister? he asked the festive crowd. Its not democracy, its a kingdom.The outgoing Sharif now has to face down corruption allegations that have swept up three of his children, including his daughter Maryam Nawaz who had long been touted as his presumptive political heir.The family will likely be in and out of court for the next six months as investigators pick over every detail of their luxury lifestyle and extensive wealth.It is a serious blow to dynastic politics that has been the biggest impediment to the development of democratic institutions and values in the country, said political commentator Zahid Hussain in a recent column for the leading English-language daily Dawn, referring to the Supreme Court judgement that ousted Sharif.But, he concluded, while the death knell of Sharifs political career has arguably been sounded, one is not sure if the family rule is over.

Root joy as England mark Oval milestone in style

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LONDON (AFP) - Joe Root was delighted with Englands all-round effort as they bounced back to hammer South Africa by 239 runs in the third Test at The Oval on Monday.Englands Moeen Ali finished things off in style by becoming the first bowler in 100 Test at The Oval to take a hat-trick.What a way to celebrate the 100th Test at this ground, Root told Sky Sports of off-spinner Alis hat-trick.Man-of-the-match Ben Stokes, who caught two of Alis hat-trick victims, had a good view when Morne Morkel fell lbw to complete the Worcestershire all-rounders treble -- although England had to first review an original not out decision.I cant believe it didnt get given out, said Stokes, who helped Ali start his hat-trick by catching Dean Elgar to end the openers gritty 136.Credit to Dean Elgar with the innings he played, added Stokes,It was a really gutsy hundred, we were glad to see the back of him.Meanwhile an elated Ali said of his hat-trick ball: I was very confident it was out.As soon as the ball left my hand I thought it was straight, and then when it hit the pad I was surprised the umpire (West Indies Joel Wilson) initially didnt give it.It was a great feeling. The match ball went straight into the pocket.But much of the hard work that helped put England 2-1 up in this four-Test series had been done before the Alis landmark feat after lunch on Mondays fifth day.England came into this match on the back of a colossal 340-run defeat in the second Test at Trent Bridge.Several former England captains criticised Roots men for lacking the patience required to bat through difficult periods in a Test match.But Ben Stokes, angered at suggestions that the teams desire was being called into question, made a well-constructed 112 in seam-bowler friendly conditions during a first innings total of 353 at The Oval that also saw ex-captain Alastair Cook weigh in with a valuable 88.We got stuck in and posted a very good score on a challenging wicket, said Root.As for his century Stokes, often troubled by accurate seamer Vernon Philander, admitted: I had to work pretty hard, especially early on.There were some difficult periods, with the wicket offering a bit, particularly for Vernon Philander -- I lost count of how many times he beat the bat.Its pleasing to get through those hard times.Philander, however, spent much of this match off the field with a viral complaint, having tormented England at Trent Bridge.Its obvious to say that Vernon Philander missing out for us in that first innings was a huge moment in the game, said South Africa captain Faf du Plessis.The conditions at that time needed someone like him, an expert in challenging the batsmen.To allow England 350 in that first innings was probably about 100 too many, but you have to also give credit to the way England played.England responded to their Trent Bridge trouncing by selecting three debutants in their XI at The Oval, the south London headquarters of county side Surrey.One of those new caps was Toby Roland-Jones, a stalwart seamer on the other side of Londons River Thames with Lords-based Middlesex, the reigning English county champions.The 29-year-old had an England debut to remember, returning match figures of eight for 129 and scoring 45 valuable late-order runs.It has been draining at times, but to be a part of these last five days and to come out on top is obviously very rewarding, said Roland-Jones.I couldnt be happier.

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