Uncapped Notts spinner Patterson-White earns England Test call-up for South Africa

Uncapped Nottinghamshire spinner Liam Patterson-White has earned a call-up to England's squad for the upcoming three-Test tour of South Africa starting in Johannesburg next month. The 28-year-old was the leading spinner in the County Championship last summer with 42 wickets. Regular spinner Shoaib Bashir was omitted from the main squad and will instead tour with the England Lions.

National selector Marcus North cited Patterson-White's consistency and ability to spin the ball away from right-handers as key factors. Elsewhere, seamer Brydon Carse returns to the setup via the Lions squad, while Jacob Bethell rejoins the Test group following knee surgery.