EXPECT to see the names of Aaron Phangiso, Roelof van der Merwe, Chris Morris, perhaps Henry Davids and maybe even Quinton de Kock. Do not expect to see those of Dale Steyn or Jacques Kallis.
Whatever uncertainties surround the announcement at Newlands today of the South African squad for the imminent Twenty20 series against New Zealand, new faces are a surefire certainty.
One of them, Russell Domingo, who will hold the coaching reins in the absence of Gary Kirsten, has already been named.
However, there will be very few new faces for the squad for the Test series against the Black Caps in the New Year, which will also be named today .
Common sense dictates that Jacques Rudolph and Imran Tahir, who returned from Australia with their international careers in tatters, will be omitted from the squad.
Thami Tsolekile, meanwhile, is in danger of being remembered as a nationally contracted player who couldn't get a game. Before the Australian tour, the country's best wicketkeeper was tipped to take over the gloves from AB de Villiers in the less intense series against the Kiwis.
After the Proteas returned in triumph, Kirsten was asked what lay ahead for Tsolekile.
"It's difficult to say," he said. "I feel that our Test team is the flagship of South African cricket.
"We do make every effort to give guys opportunities in all forms of the game at Proteas level. We think long and hard about selections, [but] this team can stand tall about what it has achieved."
We will have to assume that means Tsolekile will not play.
The T20 matches will be played in Durban next Friday, East London next Sunday and Port Elizabeth on December 26.
Newlands will host the first Test from January 2 to 6. The second and last Test will be played at St George's Park from January 11 to 15.
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