Magala back in South Africa's ODI squad for series against England

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Earlier in the week, Enoch Nkwe, South Africa's director of cricket, said Brevis would likely enjoy a David-Warner-like introduction to international cricket by moving from the T20I squad upwards. Mpitsang confirmed he is available for selection in home internationals and could come into contention when South Africa play West Indies in February-March. South Africa are out of the automatic qualification zone and lie 11th on the points table . Shukri Conrad, who was named as South Africa's Test coach on Monday, will take charge of the ODI squad in this series while new white-ball coach, Rob Walter, finishes his commitments with the Central Stags in New Zealand. Malibongwe Maketa, the interim coach who took South Africa's Test squad to Australia, has not been retained.
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