Proteas skipper Dean Elgar has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against England at Lord’s.
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There was good news for the Proteas after star bowler Kagiso Rabada passed a late fitness test.
The two sides will play three Tests in total.
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TEAMS:
England
Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes (wkt), Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
Proteas
Dean Elgar (captain), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verrreynne (wkt), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi