Uncapped left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White has been included in England's 15-man squad for their three-match Test series in South Africa.
Patterson-White, 28, had his best season to date for Nottinghamshire over the summer, taking 42 wickets at 25.11, as well as scoring 474 runs as his side finished fourth in the County Championship Division One.
The all-rounder recently featured in three T20Is for England Lions against the West Indies, picking up a couple of wickets and an important 22* batting at number seven.
He has been awarded a place ahead of both Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed.
There is also a place in the squad for Jacob Bethell, who returns to the Test setup after undergoing surgery on a knee injury that kept him out of September's 3-0 series victory over Pakistan.
Head coach Stephen Fleming will take charge of England for the very first time when they play three Tests in Johannesburg, Centurion and Cape Town.
The former Chennai Super Kings boss has plenty to ponder over when it comes to selection ahead of the first Test.
Essex batter Jordan Cox deputised brilliantly at number three while Bethell was sidelined though injury, helping himself to half-centuries in all three Tests against Pakistan.
England could opt to drop Emilio Gay -- who has three fifties in six Tests -- instead choosing to partner regular opener Ben Duckett with either one of Cox or Bethell.
Duckett struggled for form over the summer in the red-ball game and had the lowest average of any England batter in the three Tests against Pakistan.
Dan Lawrence does look likely to retain his place in the side, with fellow all-rounder Sam Curran unavailable as he gets married. The former performed exceptionally well after earning his England recall, helping himself to three fifties at Headingley, Lord's and Edgbaston.
England begin the series against South Africa on 17th December in Johannesburg, before travelling to Centurion for the Boxing Day Test.
The final game will take place at Centurion on 3rd January.
England's 15-man squad to face South Africa
Joe Root (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.
