5 debutants in the month of July

#2 Tom Westley

Tom Westley finally your a test to England's no.3 debate

England had gone back to Gary Ballance at the start of the South African series but the Yorkshire southpaw once again failed in his third Test comeback, forcing the selectors to search for other options.

In came Tom Westley, a 6ft 2in batsman with a strong leg-side game and sound judgement outside his off-stump. He did not boast of great First-class numbers like Ballance but put his hand up for the no.3 slot for England.

Making his debut at The Oval, Westley was tested outside his off-stump by the Proteas seamers who knew his penchant for the leg-side. He looked assured in defence and showed shrewd judgement outside his off-stump in the first innings which was cut short by Chris Morris. In the second, Westley looked even more confident and compiled a fine half-century to seal his place for the final Test.