Jos Buttler to keep wicket for England against South Africa A

England will rest four of their Test stars in the one-day international warm-up match against South Africa A in Kimberley on Saturday.

Stuart Broad, who was drafted into the ODI squad as a replacement for injured duo Steven Finn and Liam Plunkett, will sit out the fixture at the Diamond Oval along with Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes and Joe Root.

The news was confirmed by Jos Buttler, who was a virtual bystander as wicketkeeping cover to Jonny Bairstow during the 2-1 Test series win over South Africa which concluded earlier this week.

"Broad, Woakes, Stokes and Root are missing out," Buttler said ahead of this weekend's game.

"Obviously, those guys have played a lot of Test cricket - and it gives others a chance to play and impress.

"They are obviously some good guys missing out, who will be in contention for the first ODI."

Buttler will return behind the stumps for England - exactly two months after he played in the dramatic super-over success in Sharjah, which wrapped up a 3-0 series win against Pakistan.

The 25-year-old was in fine fettle in the United Arab Emirates, beating his own record for England's fastest ever century, off 46 balls in an ODI match in Dubai.

He said: "I'm very excited to play a game of cricket.

"It's been a long tour - and even though I haven't played, I feel like I've learnt a lot. It's obviously been a fantastic tour to be on, winning the series.

"I'm desperate to play, and have had to wait for my chance.

"But going into this one-day series, coming off the back of a good one in the UAE, I'll be trying not to be too over-eager and just let it happen and enjoy playing cricket."

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