Adam Riley in England Lions side to play South Africa A
Saturday 17th January 2015
Kent spinnerAdam Rileystarts for England Lions for the second four-day match against South Africa A in Bloemfontein (starting on Sunday at 8.30am GMT).
RileyandSam Billingspractised in warm sunshine at Chevrolet Park on Saturday with theother 12 members of the Lions party and national selector Mick Newell, the Nottinghamshire director of cricket.
There will be further additions later in the week with Newell’s Nottinghamshire players Harry Gurney and Samit Patel due in Bloemfontein ahead of the start of a five-match one-day series against South Africa A next Sunday.
Riley is due to return home after the four-day series withSam Billingsstaying in South Africa with the one-day squad which will be bolstered byLancashire’s Stephen Parry, Surrey’s Jason Roy and Durham’s Ben Stokes, who have all been playing in the Big Bash League in Australia.
South Africa A have drafted in two players who played for the Proteas in the recent T20 series against West Indies for the four-day game.
Justin Ontong, the veteran Cape Cobras all-rounder, will take over the captaincy from Rory Kleinveldt, and Kagiso Rabada, the teenage fast bowler who made such a stunning impact in last year’s Under-19 World Cup, will boost their pace attack.
Temba Bavuma, a 24-year-old batsman who played in South Africa’s last two Tests versus the Windies, and Reeza Hendricks, an opener who also played in the T20 matches, could also come into their side.
England Lions side to face South Africa A (January 18-21, Bloemfontein):Adam Lyth, Sam Robson, Alex Lees, Jonathan Trott (captain), James Vince, Jonathan Bairstow (wkt),Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood,Adam Riley, Boyd Rankin.