Brook was named in the Three Lions playing XI for the third and decisive Test against the Proteas.

Brook comes into the side as a replacement for his fellow Yorkshireman, Jonny Bairstow, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season following a freak accident while playing golf.

The England captain, Ben Stokes, is of the view that Brook deserves the opportunity to make his Terst debut.

“Harry is someone who has been spoken about a lot as representing England going forward.

“It's amazing how sometimes people's opportunities get presented to them. He deserved his opportunity to be in the squad initially and he deserves his opportunity this week.”

The third and final Test between England and South Africa starts tomorrow at noon at the Oval.

The all-rounder added that he believes that the series is theirs for the taking, but South Africa won’t make it easy.

“We know that South Africa are always going to stay in the game and stay in the moment.

“We put the Lord's defeat behind us and we concentrated on Manchester so I know that Dean Elgar and the South Africa team will be doing the same thing here.

“I think it's great for the series that it goes down to the wire. I know that South Africa are going to come out firing but it's how we respond to the questions that they ask us.”

The Proteas in their turn will likely field Ryan Rickleton in the absence of the injured Rassie van der Dussen.

England playing XI - Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson

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