The new era of South African cricket is upon us after the Proteas made five changes for the fourth Test in Centurion.
The highest-profile casualty of the clean-out is middle-order mainstay Faf du Plessis, axed after a lean 12 months that has yielded only 235 runs at 18.07 in nine Tests.
Joining Du Plessis on the sidelines is Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vials, Hardus Viljoen and Chris Morris.
After 165 first-class matches, 33-year-old Stephen Cook makes his Test debut at the top order, as JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Abbott and Dane Piedte all earn a recall.
For England, Chris Woakes returns in place of the injured Steven Finn as the tourists aim to finish the Test tour with a third win, having won in Durban and Johannesburg.
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