The SA Test and A squads were announced on Monday‚ with the Test squad having six new call-ups.
Pieter Malan can bat long and big, while wicketkeeper Rudi Second’s recovery should move him to front of the queueThe England series will be Mark Boucher’s first assignment since his appointment last week. Picture: BACKPAGE PIX
SA A will be up against England from Friday to Sunday, while a set of four-day franchise series games take place from Thursday to Sunday. Here are how the six newbies rank and how close they are to a Test debut:Pieter Malan is clean bowled during a 4-Day Franchise Series game in October. Picture: RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX
The past two seasons have seen less red-ball involvement because of his white-ball exploits‚ which have landed him in the national team. Rudi Second in action for the Warriors during a 4-Day Franchise Series game in Port Elizabeth on October 22 2019. Picture: DERYCK FOSTER/BACKPAGE PIX Dane Paterson of the Cobras in action during a 4-Day Franchise Series game on October 28 2019. Picture: GRANT PITCHER/GALLO IMAGES
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