Agence France-PresseFebruary 23, 2013 14:30
When Kyle Abbott's mobile phone rang at his Durban home early on Tuesday morning he didn't recognise the number, stopped the call, switched his phone to silent and went back to sleep.
What he didn't realise was that the mystery caller was Andrew Hudson, convener of the South African selectors, informing him that he needed to get on a flight to Johannesburg to join the squad for the third Test against Pakistan at Centurion.
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