Playing selector: Proteas XI to face West Indies

Ahead of this week’s opening Test match between South Africa and West Indies, the SA Cricket magazine writers make their picks for their Proteas starting XIs.

Craig Lewis

1 Dean Elgar (c)

2 Aiden Markram

3 Rassie van der Dussen

4 Temba Bavuma

5 Kyle Verreynne

6 Quinton de Kock (wk)

7 Wiaan Mulder

8 Keshav Maharaj

9 Kagiso Rabada

10 Anrich Nortje

11 Lungi Ngidi

Juandre Joubert

1 Dean Elgar (c)

2 Aiden Markram

3 Rassie van der Dussen

4 Keegan Peterson

5 Kyle Verreynne

6 Quinton de Kock (wk)

7 Wiaan Mulder

8 Kagiso Rabada

9 Keshav Maharaj

10 Anrich Nortje

11 Lungi Ngidi

Carl Lewis

1 Dean Elgar (c)

2 Aiden Markram

3 Rassie van der Dussen

4 Temba Bavuma

5 Kyle Verreynne

6 Quinton de Kock (wk)

7 Wiaan Mulder

8 Keshav Maharaj

9 Kagiso Rabada

10 Anrich Nortje

11 Lungi Ngidi