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Ben Stokes, the England captain, announced the return of Surrey wicketkeeper Foakes to the XI during a media conference on Tuesday. Foakes is the only change from the team that defeated India in the postponed fifth Test at Edgbaston last month after missing the match following a case of coronavirus.
England on Tuesday announced their playing XI for the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa, starting at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Wednesday, August 17. Wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes makes a return to the side after missing the rescheduled fifth Test against India. Zak Crawley and Alex Lees have been retained at the top of the order while Ollie Pope keeps his place in the playing XI. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have been in excellent form for the Ben Stokes-led side, and eye another strong outing against the Proteas.
More Ben Compton brilliance led Kent Spitfires back to winning ways in the Royal London One-Day Cup with a four-wicket success over Northants on Sunday.
South Africa tried to downplay a drubbing by the second-string England Lions just five days ahead of next week's first Test following an innings and 56-run loss on Friday.
England's second-string Lions rounded off a commanding innings win over the South African tourists at Canterbury on Friday - just five days before the first Test at Lord's.
Harry Brook and Ben Duckett hit centuries as England Lions piled up 672 all out against South Africa at Canterbury in a warm-up for next week's first Test.
Sam Billings believes captaining the England Lions against South Africa offers his best chance of earning a recall to the Test squad.
Kent suffered their second Royal London One-Day Cup defeat after losing out to Hampshire at Beckenham on Sunday.