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WASHINGTON -- Robert Griffin III has passed a major test toward his goal of playing in Week 1, getting the go-ahead from the team doctors days before the Washington Redskins open training camp. "Doctors cleared me to practice. Coach is going to ease me in," Griffin announced Monday on Twitter. The two sentences represent hurdles past and future. Even though Griffin says he has the medical OK, it is now up to coach Mike Shanahan to determine how often and how vigorously Griffin practices when the Redskins open camp Thursday in Richmond, Va. The Redskins had no comment on Griffins tweet. However, a person familiar with the situation said the Redskins have cleared Griffin to practice. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club has not made an announcement. Still, it seems more likely than ever that Griffin will be under centre when the Redskins open the regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 9, just eight months after he had reconstructive surgery on his right knee. "Its great news," right guard Chris Chester said. "Im really excited about it. Its a great chance to continue from where we left off last year." Griffins injury and subsequent rehabilitation overwhelmed the Redskins off-season. He led the club to its first division title in 13 years in 2012 and was chosen the NFLs Offensive Rookie of the Year, and his unique talents are needed if the team is to sustain that momentum. Griffin injured the knee multiple times last season. He missed one game after spraining the lateral collateral ligament, then reinjured the knee at least twice more in the playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks in January. He had surgery a few days later to repair the ACL and LCL. Questions as to whether Griffin should have been removed from the game sooner have led Shanahan to consider a more cautious approach. Shanahan said in April that, for the coming season, "one thing were going to make sure of is that Robert never plays if hes not 100 per cent." Nevertheless, Griffin has proven to be a remarkable and dedicated athlete, and his progress is also indicative of an evolving calendar of expectations when it comes to ACL injuries, which traditionally have required a year or more of rehab. Griffins timeframe is similar to that of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who led the league in rushing last season after tearing an ACL the previous December. The Redskins have said all along that Griffin was ahead of schedule. He demonstrated what he called "explosive sprinting" at last months minicamp and said he already had a rehab plan for his honeymoon. He married his longtime fiancee earlier this month. 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They lost their premier pace bowlers to injuries, their senior batsmen to bad form and even their captain.Now that 2016-17 has arrived, South Africa only have some of that back, but they have to start somewhere as they seek to begin a climb back up the rankings.Weve got to go back to the basics of our game, opening batsman Dean Elgar said. In the last two seasons we havent really done that well. Weve a lot of chopping and changing throughout the team, whether that was from a selection point of view or because of injury. So weve got to establish ourselves in world cricket again by ticking the boxes, doing the right things correctly.The shifting in the South African XI has stopped at the top, where Elgar will have his third opening partner in as many home series, except his one seems set to stay. Stephen Cook, who succeeded Stiaan van Zyl and Alviro Petersen, has been identified as the medium-term solution, and Elgar seems hopeful he can bring stability to the early part of innings.I think Stephen has played 15 years of first-class cricket. So hes very well established in that position. Hes opened the batting for 100% of his career. So hes definitely the man for the job, Elgar said.But that is where some of the certainty ends. The middle order can look imposing, but remains in limbo with Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy keeping their places in the squad - du Plessis has been elevated to lead the side in AB de Villiers absence - despite being dropped last summer. Add to it the inexperience of Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock.The risk of too much change by blooding someone new has forced South Africas sellectors to stick to the names they know, and hope they perform better than they did last summer.dddddddddddd We might not have had the results in the past but we know that the crop we have now - the squad and the back-up - are definitely the guys for the job, Elgar said.In the bowling department, South Africa will welcome back two old hands in Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, who missed large parts of last summer with injuries. To compensate, South Africa stacked their pace pack with options including Kyle Abbott, Wayne Parnell and Chris Morris. Against New Zealand, they will likely have to pick three of the six to play.At least, they have limited the spin choice to just one person - Dane Piedt - and have ensured that six other members of the Test squad have done some pre-series preparation so they are not caught undercooked, as South Africa so often are.South Africa sent A teams to Zimbabwe and Australia, under Cooks captaincy, with Elgar, Parnell, Philander, Piedt and van Zyl all in the touring party. The results, however, were not entirely pleasing. After winning the Zimbabwe series 1-0, South Africa A lost both matches in Australia, leaving themselves open to questions over the quality of their depth.Its not that bad. Most of the guys in Australia had a good run out, Elgar reasoned. It was challenging cricket. Sometimes its good to have that first up. We know what we need to do and we know how to prepare before a series. The guys arent taking it lightly. The intensity throughout the squad is possibly the best Ive seen it.Still, he could not help himself from gazing across at the opposition camp where the stomach bug has long passed and everyone is in good health. Theyve had quite a bit of success throughout the last season or two. They seem to be a lot more established with regard to their roles in the team. Its going to be a massive challenge for us but we dont see it as a bad thing. We see it as something we can look forward to and try and test ourselves and see where we are as a team by playing a very good side. ' ' '