NSW legspinner Mason Crane has been entrusted to lift England to new heights when they host South Africa in a T20 international on Wednesday.
Crane, who made his Sheffield Shield debut for the Blues last season, will make his first international T20 appearance when Eoin Morgan's men host the Proteas at Ageas Bowl.
The 20-year-old spinner, who is based in Hampshire, played grade cricket for Gordon under the ECB's overseas placement scheme.
After catching the eye of selectors, he made his debut against South Australia where he finished with match figures of 5-116 as NSW belted the Redbacks by eight wickets at the SCG.
Crane is among a quintet of uncapped players along with Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tom Curran and Craig Overton for the three-match T20 series.
Morgan, who said all five men will be given a chance to play across the three matches, is backing the newcomers to shine.
Asked whether he felt Crane had a good temperament, Morgan said: "I think he has from what we have seen from him. We will see (on Wednesday) when he comes up against AB de Villiers and the like.
"I have played against him a little bit. I played against him last year, I've seen a lot of him on footage from the North v South games. He was very impressive. He is still very young but we want to see what he is about."
The visitors are also likely to make a number of changes to their side, having crashed out of the Champions Trophy at the group stage.
They will be captained by De Villiers, who said Crane was on their radar, and they will endeavour not be caught out by the international novice.
"I'm not sure what we are going to do against him yet. That will happen on the field once we get a feel," he said.
"We have analysed him and have got footage on him. We have seen his action and know more or less what to expect. He is not a completely foreign guy.
"To get behind his rhythm, that will happen on the pitch like it does with most bowlers, so we will see on the day what we can get out of him."
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