Surrey trio Gus Atkinson, Dan Lawrence and Jamie Smith have been included in England’s 15-player squad for December’s three-Test series away to South Africa.
In addition, Surrey’s Ollie Pope, Matthew Fisher and Henry Crocombe will tour South Africa with the England Lions from November 26 until December 21.
Uncapped left-arm finger spinner Liam Patterson-White has earned his first England Men’s Test call-up while Jacob Bethell returns to the Test squad following his knee injury during the summer.
The six players in the Test squad, who are not involved in the upcoming white-ball series in Australia – Sam Cook, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson and Jamie Smith – will fly out to South Africa early with the England Lions squad for a preparation camp in Pietermaritzburg on November 25.
Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Ben Duckett and Joe Root will return to the UK immediately after the ODI series against Australia before flying to South Africa on December 2.
Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell and Jordan Cox will leave the tour of Australia after the fourth T20 in Sydney on November 29 and fly directly to South Africa.
ENGLAND TEST SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA SERIES
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
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
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:
December 9-11: Warm-up match v 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 v South Africa A; Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg
December 4: Second 50-over match v South Africa A; Boland Park, Paarl
December 6: Third 50-over match v South Africa A; Boland Park, Paarl
December 10-13: First four-day match v South Africa A; Tuks Cricket Oval, Pretoria
December 18-21: Second four-day match v South Africa A; Willowmoore Park, Benoni
