The first and inaugural Test of four match series between host South Africa and England will be played at Kingsmead in Durban on Saturday.
Watch the live stream and videos here, here and live scores here, here, here. The five day match starts at 10 a.m. local time ( 8 a.m. GMT / 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT) on Dec. 26.
The hosts, who were crushed 3-0 by India recently, are looking forward to Test series against England. They are hoping to retain their top position of International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Rankings by not losing the series.
"We want to start well. After our performance in India which didn't go too well that will be important. No matter whom we come across on the day it's important for us to start well. For us it's not about who is leading the attack for England, it doesn't make a difference to us," skipper Hashim Amla said ahead of series opener, according to AFP.
"We are faced with our own challenges and it's something that everybody in the team is looking forward to," he added.
In a blow to England's campaign, its lead pacer James Anderson has been ruled out of Kingsmead Test due to injury. He has been replaced by Chris Woakes.
"Of course it's disappointing when you lose the spearhead of your attack but I think it's just a real slight niggle and the management decided it really wasn't worth the risk in the first test. He's disappointed but with the strength in depth we've got in this group it's not a hammer blow to us," pacer Stuart Broad said, according to Associated Press.
The Probable Squads
England
Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Johny Bairdtow, Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Mark Footitt, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, Chris Woakes.
South Africa
Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Kyle Abbott, Temba Bavuma, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl
