Fleming turns to uncapped spinner for first Test series as England coach

England selectors name a 15-player squad for the three-Test series away to South Africa with uncapped spinner Liam Patterson-White earning a call-up, while Jacob Bethell returns to the Test squad following his knee injury during the summer

England have called up uncapped left-arm finger spinner Liam Patterson-White for this winter's three-Test assignment in South Africa, while Jacob Bethell returns after missing the Pakistan series in the summer through injury.

All-rounder Patterson-White helped Nottinghamshire win the Championship title in 2025 by taking 26 wickets and scoring 540 runs in 11 appearances, and then claimed 42 wickets and scored 474 runs in 14 appearances last season.

Bethell did not feature in August and September's 3-0 sweep of Pakistan due to a knee problem that required surgery but he is back to add to England's batting options for a tour that is live in full on Sky Sports across December and January in what will be Stephen Fleming's first series as head coach.

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Source: Sky Sports