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Westley to make England debut in third South Africa Test - chairman - 07-21-2017
(REUTERS) – Essex batsman Tom Westley will make his international debut for England in next week’s third Test against South Africa, replacing injured Garry Ballance at number three in the 13-man squad.
Westley has enjoyed a prolific season for Essex in the County Championship, scoring 478 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 53.11.
The 28-year-old right-hander also scored an unbeaten 106 for England Lions last month against a full-strength South African bowling attack.
Middlesex’s middle-order batsman Dawid Malan, the other new face in the squad, could also be handed a debut if England choose to play an extra batsman in the Oval Test, which starts on July 27.
South Africa levelled the four-match series at 1-1, on Monday, thrashing England by 340 runs on the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test.
England squad: Joe Root (captain), 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.
Re: Westley to make England debut in third South Africa Test - ketchim - 07-21-2017
these 2 guys are seasoned Batsmen in English conditions.
Good move!
Re: Westley to make England debut in third South Africa Test - ketchim - 07-27-2017
Malan could not handle Rabada and mauled by a Yorker
Westley went east on Morris and crashed on half his County average
Re: Westley to make England debut in third South Africa Test - ketchim - 07-28-2017
Four debutants a few months before the start of an Ashes series
is hardly ideal for England :-\
Re: Westley to make England debut in third South Africa Test - ketchim - 07-30-2017
Westley found his compass and post a score of 59 !
pity Malan could not navigate ....