First Test, Centurion: South Africa v England
Date: 16-20 December Start time: 0830 GMT
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 Jacques Kallis has yet to feature in the ODI series against England
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South Africa have have included injury doubt Jacques Kallis and four uncapped players in a 15-man squad for the first Test against England on 16 December.
All-rounder Kallis, whose fractured rib ruled him out of the current one-day international series, is likely to play as a specialist batsman at Centurion.
Pacemen Wayne Parnell and Friedel de Wet, Ryan McLaren and Alviro Petersen are the four Test newcomers.
Captain Graeme Smith returns after missing the Proteas' previous Test.
Pace bowler Dale Steyn is in the squad, although he is likely to be rested for the fifth and final one-day international on Friday to ensure his participation in the first Test.
Seamer Morne Morkel also returns but his brother, all-rounder Albie, is not required for the opening Test, which starts on 16 December.
Also omitted from the squad from the Proteas' last Test, against Australia in March, is opener Imraan Khan who had stood in for the injured Smith. Left-armer Parnell, who burst onto the one-day scene earlier this year, had been 12th man in that game.
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606: DEBATE
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Although Parnell, McLaren and Petersen have played one-day international cricket, De Wet is the big surprise in the squad as he has yet to represent his country.
But selection convener Mike Procter said the Proteas wanted to give the promising Lions fast bowler experience in the international set-up.
Petersen has impressed during the current one-day series against England and, with three half-centuries in three innings, is South Africa's leading run-scorer in the competition.
Former Kent all-rounder McLaren has also made an impact in the 50-over format against the tourists.
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Jacques Kallis is obviously a very big number in our Test side and providing cover for him requires more than one player
Selector Mike Procter
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"We have chosen an enlarged squad to cover all our options," said Procter.
"Jacques Kallis is obviously a very big number in our Test side and providing cover for him requires more than one player.
"Alviro Petersen deserves his call-up for for the impressive way he has returned to international cricket and the weight of runs he has made in domestic cricket. He is able to cover all of the top six batting positions.
"Ryan McLaren provides us with an all-rounder if we want to go down that route and we want both Wayne Parnell and Friedel de Wet to work in the national squad set-up."
Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini will become the fifth South African to play 100 Tests, following Kallis (130), wicketkeeper Mark Boucher (125) and two retired players - Shaun Pollock (108) and Gary Kirsten (101).
South Africa squad: GC Smith (captain), HM Amla, MV Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, F de Wet, JP Duminy, PL Harris, JH Kallis, R McLaren, M Morkel, M Ntini, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, AG Prince, DW Steyn.
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