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Kent captain Sam Billings in England squad for T20 and ODI matches against South Africa

Kent captain Sam Billings has been named in both white ball squads for England's tour of South Africa later this month.

England have named both a T20 and ODI squad for the tour which sees them play three T20s and 3ODIs against South Africa behind closed doors at Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.

Kent captain Sam Billings. Picture: Andy Jones (42219509)
Kent captain Sam Billings. Picture: Andy Jones (42219509)

Billings scored his maiden ODI century against Australia in September , and he averaged 37.66 with the bat during seven England appearances in white ball cricket this summer.

The first T20 takes place on November 27, although England will play intra-squad pratice matches in both formats before then.

England IT20 Squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).

England ODI Squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

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