England Name 15-Man Squad for South Africa Test Tour as Liam Patterson-White Earns First Call-Up

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today officially named a 15-player squad for the three-Test series away to South Africa, with uncapped left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White earning his maiden Test call-up.

The tour will mark Stephen Fleming’s first assignment as England Men’s Test head coach against the reigning ICC Test world champions.

Patterson-White has been rewarded with his first opportunity at international level, while Jacob Bethell returns to the squad after recovering from a knee injury sustained during the summer.

England will also send two development squads to South Africa, with the England Lions named for separate red-ball and 50-over assignments.

England Men’s Test Squad (15):

Joe Root (Yorkshire, captain), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Sam Cook (Essex), Jordan Cox (Essex), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Emilio Gay (Durham), Dan Lawrence (Surrey), Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire).

England Lions Red-Ball Squad (18):

Shoaib Bashir (Derbyshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), James Coles (Sussex), Mason Crane (Glamorgan), Henry Crocombe (Surrey), Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Jack Haynes (Nottinghamshire), George Hill (Yorkshire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Ben Mayes (Hampshire), Ben McKinney (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), James Rew (Somerset), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Mitch Stanley (Lancashire), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire), Asa Tribe (Glamorgan).

England Lions 50-Over Squad (15):

Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Mason Crane (Glamorgan), Adam Finch (Worcestershire), Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire), Jack Haynes (Nottinghamshire), George Hill (Yorkshire), Ben Mayes (Hampshire), Ben McKinney (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), James Rew (Somerset), Naavya Sharma (Middlesex), Ekansh Singh (Kent), Asa Tribe (Glamorgan).

England Men’s Test Tour of South Africa Schedule

• December 9–11: Warm-up match vs CSA XI – Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
• December 17–21: First Test – Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
• December 26–20: Second Test – Centurion Park, Centurion
• January 3–7: Third Test – Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

England Lions Tour of South Africa Schedule

• December 1: First 50-over match vs South Africa A – Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg
• December 4: Second 50-over match vs South Africa A – Boland Park, Paarl
• December 6: Third 50-over match vs South Africa A – Boland Park, Paarl
• December 10–13: First four-day match vs South Africa A – Tuks Cricket Oval, Pretoria
• December 18–21: Second four-day match vs South Africa A – Willowmoore Park, Benoni