The

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toured

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from 15 December 2015 to 21 February 2016. The tour consisted of four

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, five

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and two

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matches. England won the Test series 2–1. South Africa won the ODI series 3–2 and the T20I series 2–0.

Squads

Steven Finn Steven Thomas Finn (born 4 April 1989) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler, who also bats right-handed. At the age of 16, he became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest-ever debutant in first-class cricket. He mad ...

was added to England's Test squad on 14 December 2015. Following the conclusion of the first Test,

Quinton de Kock Quinton de Kock (born 17 December 1992) is a South African international cricketer and former captain of the Proteas in all three formats. He currently plays for Titans at the domestic level and for South Africa in T20Is. He was named the Cri ...

and Chris Morris were added to the South African squad. South Africa later added

Hardus Viljoen GC Viljoen (born 6 March 1989), known as Hardus Viljoen,Borland K (2016Viljoen desperate to earn a place in the national team, '' The Citizen'', 4 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. is a South African professional cricketer. Viljoen played for ...

to their squad as cover for Kyle Abbott.

Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, and 7,000 ODI runs, joint ...

resigned from the captaincy at the end of the second Test with

AB de Villiers Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest batters of his generation. de Villiers was named as the ODI Player of the Year three times during h ...

replacing him for the rest of the series.

Dale Steyn Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler of the modern era. Steyn's ability to produce late swing at hi ...

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

, who suffered a knee injury. Vilas was due to play in the

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and had to catch a flight from

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on the morning of the third Test.

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was added to South Africa's squad ahead of the fourth Test, with

Rilee Rossouw Rilee Roscoe Rossouw (born 9 October 1989) is a South African cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. Rossouw currently represents Pretoria Capitals, Quetta Gladiators and Jaffna Kings. He is a left-hand batsman and a right a ...

being released to play in the Sunfoil Series.

Liam Plunkett Liam Edward Plunkett (born 6 April 1985) is an English cricketer who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was an England cricket team, England international until 2019, and was part of the squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He most recently ...

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 Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986) is an English former cricketer who played Test cricket for the England cricket team and was One Day and Twenty20 International captain. Broad was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ...

was ruled out of the ODI series with a shoulder injury.

Marchant de Lange Marchant de Lange (born 13 October 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire. He is a right-arm fast bowler and tail-end right-handed batsman and was called up to the South Africa squad from relative obscurity and littl ...

was added to South Africa's ODI squad.

was selected for the T20I series, but was rested for both games.

kept wicket for South Africa in his absence.

Tour matches

Three-day: South African Invitation XI v England XI

First-class: South Africa A v England XI

List A: South Africa A v England XI

T20: South Africa A v England XI

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

4th Test

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

Notes

References

External links

England tour of South Africa, 2015-16
at ESPNcricinfo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:English cricket team in South Africa in 2015-16 2015 in English cricket 2015 in South African cricket International cricket competitions in 2015–16 2015-16