Stand-in captain Donncha O'Callaghan described the Lions' final warm-up game as "full-on" and "manic".
Maples made a strong case that the cost of getting into the start-up game had plunged.
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He scored twice in Bury's 3-1 win over non-league Radcliffe Borough in a warm-up game last week.
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England play a warm-up game against local side Platinum Stars at the Moruleng Stadium near Sun City on Monday.
Brearley missed the final Test after his arm was broken by a ball from Sikander Bahkt during a warm-up game.
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Stoudemire put this plan in motion last summer, working with Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon to improve his post-up game.
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England set off for Australia next week, and will play their first warm-up game against the Victoria state side on 25 January.
And after being away from email for a while, he was hungry to get back into the start-up game in Silicon Valley.
He was selected for England's 2001 tour to Sri Lanka, but only played in one warm-up game and was never given another chance.
But they were unable to force an equaliser and will hope to fare better in Thursday's second warm-up game against the same opposition.
Their next warm-up game is a three-day contest against Otago starting on Thursday, to finish off preparations for the first Test, starting on 5 March.
They will also travel to Millwall for a final warm-up game a week before they open the new Championship season at home to Sheffield United.
Rooney's team-mates also rallied around him after their final warm-up game.
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My aim is to try and play the first warm-up game of the World Cup which is still two and a half to three weeks away.
None of the injured quintet are playing in Tuesday's 50-over warm-up game against South Africa A - in which England are fielding their 11 remaining fit players.
Meanwhile, captain John Terry conceded that there had been "some plusses, but also some negatives" from their final warm-up game before the World Cup qualification campaign begins.
However, much of the attention will focus on Barath, who hit a century in a warm-up game on England's last tour and averages 46 in first-class matches.
They only have one warm-up game, against a Namibia XV, and six or seven of their Test team will be missing because of the Super 14 final.
Tomkins had been an injury doubt after damaging his pelvis in a warm-up game against the New Zealand Maori but he will partner Kevin Brown in the halves.
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"He is part of the squad and we will decide after the lead up game what's the best 12 or best 11 for the first Test match, " Chappell explained.
Opening the innings, Kieswetter smashed 81 from 66 balls on Wednesday as the Lions overcame the senior England team by five wickets in a warm-up game in Abu Dhabi.
The Springboks play the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Tuesday 16 September, in the first warm-up game, and meet the Gauteng Falcons in Springs, near Johannesburg, on 23 September.
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This year's edition of the biennial Twenty20 tournament begins next Tuesday and England, which faces South Africa in its third and final warm-up game Wednesday, will arrive on a miserable run of form.
France, who recently switched to a 4-3-3 formation, lost to China in their final warm-up game and were too ponderous in possession against La Celeste, with a lack of understanding undermining their efforts.
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