S Africa call on Parnell & Tahir

Parnell and Tahir ensure South Africa have a plethora of bowling options

South Africa have called up uncapped bowlers Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir as they look to square the series in the final Test against England.

The Proteas face England in Johannesburg from Thursday, 14 January, trailing 1-0 in the four-match series.

And after rueing a lack of "punch" in the drawn third Test, skipper Graeme Smith has extended his bowling options.

Friedel de Wet is also included despite a back problem, but veteran Makhaya Ntini misses out on the squad entirely.

Ntini's omission comes after he was dropped for the third Test following a poor return of 2-232 in the first two Tests, and looks likely to signal the end of his Test career.

And concerns surrounding De Wet, who was kept out of action for most of the final day at Newlands with a back problem, and spinner Paul Harris, whose return of 11 wickets in the series at an average of 40.36 is well off England spinner Graeme Swann's figures of 19 wickets at 29.78, has prompted South Africa to consider their attacking options.

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"This is a must-win Test for us," said South Africa selector Mike Proctor. "We have covered all our bases as far as the composition of our attack is concerned."

Former Pakistan A leg-spinner Tahir, 30, is an especially eye-catching addition at a venue where slow bowling can be effective.

He has represented English county sides Hampshire, Middlesex and Yorkshire over recent years, while Parnell - to date a limited-overs regular for South Africa - is currently on the books of Kent.

The pair join the XI who were held to a draw at Newlands on Thursday, plus batsman Alviro Petersen and all-rounder Ryan McLaren.

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South Africa squad:
GC Smith (captain), HM Amla, MV Boucher (wkt), AB de Villiers, F de Wet, JP Duminy, PL Harris, JH Kallis, R McLaren, M Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, AG Prince, DW Steyn, MI Tahir.

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