England Vs South Africa 3rd Test: Hosts Include Uncapped Tom Westley And David Malan In 13-Man squad For Third Test

Apr 6, 2019 at 2:11 PM

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England Vs South Africa 3rd Test: Hosts Include Uncapped Tom Westley And David Malan In 13-Man squad For Third Test

In an attempt to get back to winning ways after the demoralising 340-run defeat in the second Test, England have included uncapped duo Tom Westley and Dawid Malan for the third and penultimate Test of the four-match series against South Africa. England announced the 13-man squad on Thursday for the upcoming Test

Westley will make his debut at No.3 after being named as a direct replacement for Gary Ballance who suffered a finger injury in the Trent Bridge Test. The Essex star has earned his maiden England call after enjoying a good run in recent times where he has scored three centuries in his last six first-class innings with the latest one being an unbeaten 106 for England Lions against the South Africans.

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Malan, on the other hand, can feature if England decides to go in with an extra batsman which is looking like a possibility after their failure in the last Test. In such a scenario, spinner Liam Dawson is most likely to make way for the Middlesex batsman.

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Malan made his international debut last month in the T20 series against South Africa, making an immediate impact with a 44-ball 78 runs knock. He has also done well in County Championship this season, scoring at an impressive average of 42.50.

Meanwhile, Toby Roland-Jones can also make his debut if England decides to drop Mark Wood for the crucial clash. Wood had a below par outing at Trent Bridge and had suffered a heel injury before being passed fit. Out-of-form opener Keaton Jennings is looking set to retain his place in the team.

England squad:

Joe Root, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Liam Dawson, Keaton Jennings, Dawid Malan, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes, Tom Westley, Mark Wood 

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