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English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16

The England cricket team toured South Africa from 15 December 2015 to 21 February 2016. The tour consisted of four Test matches, five One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. England won the Test series 2–1. South Africa won the ODI series 3–2 and the T20I series 2–0.


English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16
South AfricaEngland
15 December 2015 – 21 February 2016
Hashim Amla (Tests)AB de Villiers (ODIs)Faf du Plessis (T20Is)Alastair Cook (Tests)Eoin Morgan (ODIs and T20Is)
England won the 4-match series 2–1
Hashim Amla (470)Ben Stokes (411)
Kagiso Rabada (22)Stuart Broad (18)
Ben Stokes (Eng)
South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2
Quinton de Kock (326)Alex Hales (383)
Kagiso Rabada (9)Reece Topley (10)
Alex Hales (Eng)
South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Hashim Amla (91)Jos Buttler (86)
Imran Tahir (5)Kyle Abbott (5)Chris Jordan (3)
Imran Tahir (SA)

The England cricket team toured South Africa from 15 December 2015 to 21 February 2016. The tour consisted of four Test matches, five One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. England won the Test series 2–1. South Africa won the ODI series 3–2 and the T20I series 2–0.

TestsODIsT20Is
Hashim Amla (c)
AB de Villiers (c, wk)
Kyle Abbott
Temba Bavuma
Stephen Cook
JP Duminy
Faf du Plessis
Dean Elgar
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Morne Morkel
Chris Morris
Dane Piedt
Kagiso Rabada
Rilee Rossouw
Dale Steyn
Dane Vilas (wk)
Hardus Viljoen
Stiaan van ZylAlastair Cook (c)
Moeen Ali
James Anderson
Jonny Bairstow (wk)
Gary Ballance
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler (wk)
Nick Compton
Steven Finn
Mark Footitt
Alex Hales
Chris Jordan
Samit Patel
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
James Taylor
Chris WoakesAB de Villiers (c)
Kyle Abbott
Hashim Amla
Farhaan Behardien
Quinton de Kock (wk)
JP Duminy
Marchant de Lange
Faf du Plessis
David Miller
Morne Morkel
Chris Morris
Kagiso Rabada
Rilee Rossouw
Dale Steyn
Imran TahirEoin Morgan (c)
Moeen Ali
Jonny Bairstow (wk)
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler (wk)
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
Chris Jordan
Liam Plunkett
Adil Rashid
Joe Root
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
James Taylor
Reece Topley
David Willey
Chris WoakesFaf du Plessis (c)
Kyle Abbott
Hashim Amla
Farhaan Behardien
Quinton de Kock (wk)
AB de Villiers (wk)
JP Duminy
Imran Tahir
David Miller
Chris Morris
Aaron Phangiso
Kagiso Rabada
Rilee Rossouw
Dale Steyn
David WieseEoin Morgan (c)
Moeen Ali
Sam Billings (wk)
Jos Buttler (wk)
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
Chris Jordan
Liam Plunkett
Adil Rashid
Joe Root
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
Reece Topley
David Willey
Chris Woakes
James Vince

Steven Finn was added to England's Test squad on 14 December 2015. Following the conclusion of the first Test, Quinton de Kock and Chris Morris were added to the South African squad. South Africa later added Hardus Viljoen to their squad as cover for Kyle Abbott. Hashim Amla resigned from the captaincy at the end of the second Test with AB de Villiers replacing him for the rest of the series. Dale Steyn only played in the first Test and was ruled out of the rest of the series with a shoulder injury. Dane Vilas was added to South Africa's Test squad as a late replacement for Quinton de Kock, who suffered a knee injury. Vilas was due to play in the Sunfoil Series and had to catch a flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg on the morning of the third Test. Stephen Cook was added to South Africa's squad ahead of the fourth Test, with Rilee Rossouw being released to play in the Sunfoil Series.

Liam Plunkett was added to England's limited-overs squad as replacement for Finn, who suffered a side strain during the 3rd Test. However, Plunkett would later suffer from injury too, and was replaced by Stuart Broad. Dale Steyn was ruled out of the ODI series with a shoulder injury. Marchant de Lange was added to South Africa's ODI squad.

Quinton de Kock was selected for the T20I series, but was rested for both games. AB de Villiers kept wicket for South Africa in his absence.

  • England tour of South Africa, 2015-16 at ESPNcricinfo.com
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