Erwee or Rickelton: Who should replace Keegan Petersen?

Situation vacant: top order batter in a resurgent Test XI. The successful applicant will be resourceful, unflappable and as equipped to take guard when runs are on the board as when they are not. Must be goal-orientated and able to work under extreme pressure and without supervision. Those not nearly as good as Keegan Petersen need not apply.

Happily, South Africa have potential candidates on hand. Sarel Erwee and Ryan Rickelton are uncapped internationally, but they have built the kind of curriculum vitae at domestic level that make them viable options. Zubayr Hamza, who averaged 18.10 in 10 Test innings in 2019 and 2020 but is undoubtedly a high quality player, is a late inclusion in the squad to play