Patterson-White earns first England Test call-up for South Africa tour

Sport · First reported 9 Nov, 12:00 · Updated 12:25

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England have selected Nottinghamshire spinner Liam Patterson-White for his first Test squad, naming him among 15 players for a three-Test tour of South Africa. Brydon Carse is included in the Lions squad, while England are weighing their batting order and options for the opening Test.

Patterson-White, 28, took 42 wickets in the County Championship last summer and is the only uncapped player named in the England Test squad.
England will play three Tests in South Africa, beginning in Johannesburg on 17 December; the final Test is scheduled for Cape Town from 3 to 7 January 2027.
Carse has been selected for the Lions tour, and at least one Lions player is expected to be promoted for the first Test because Josh Tongue is scheduled to miss it.
Jacob Bethell returns after a knee injury, but England have not decided how to fit him into the batting order. Jordan Cox averaged 50.50 at No 3 in Bethell’s absence.
Carse was charged last month with breaching the ECB’s professional conduct regulations over an August incident; the centre report says a final decision on punishment has not been announced.

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Key facts

England Test squad: 15 players
Patterson-White’s County Championship wickets: 42 last summer
First Test: 17–21 December at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Third Test: 3–7 January 2027 at Newlands, Cape Town
Carse: Named in the England Lions squad; a final decision on his conduct-case punishment had not been announced in the centre report