South African white-ball skipper and Test vice-captain Temba Bavuma has been banned from their England tour, which begins next month, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday. Bavuma suffered an elbow injury during a recent Twenty20 series in India and will need eight weeks to recover. The Proteas play three World Test Championships, three one-day internationals and three T20 internationals against England, as well as two T20 internationals against Ireland in England. Left arm spinner Keshav Maharaj will lead the one-day team and batsman David Miller will lead the T20 side in Bavuma’s absence.
South Africa have included Essex off-spinner Simon Harmer in their Test squad after he and Maharaj were the match winners in a series against Bangladesh last season.
They have picked a strong pace attack, with Anrich Nortje, their fastest bowler, poised to make a Test return after missing Tests during the 2021/22 season due to a hip injury.
He joins Kagiso Rabada and long left arm Marco Jansen in what could be a powerful combination.
South Africa have not won a Test series against the English since 2012, when Graeme Smith led them to victory in England.
But South Africa is currently second in the World Test Championship, taking impressive home wins against India and Bangladesh and sharing a series against world champions New Zealand.
England languishes in seventh place but emerges from a smashing 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand under the new leadership of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
Left-handed batsman Rilee Rossouw, 32, has been selected for the T20 internationals and will return to the national colors for the first time since 2016 when he signed a contract with Kolpak with Hampshire in England.
Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, 21, is also on the T20 squad, the only uncapped player in all three squads.
South African selections:
Tests: Dean Elgar (capt), Sarel Erwee, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Duanne Olivier, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Lutho Sipamla, Glenton Stuurman, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Khaya Zondo.
One-day internationals: Keshav Maharaj (capt), Quinton de Kock (wkt), Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi , Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams, Kyle Verreynne, Khaya Zondo.
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T20 internationals: David Miller (capt), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton De Kock (wkt), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen.
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