While a single, bed-width cushion creates an orderly line, a pair of bolsters one for each half of the bed makes more sense for bedmates with opposing propping needs.

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Denied the alacrity of Dale Steyn through injury, South Africa recalled Nel while Morne Morkel, taking the new ball in Steyn's absence, made the most of the pitch, offering openers Andrew Strauss and Cook little width with a probing line around both left-handers' off stump.

BBC: England toil as S Africa dominate