Dale Steyn will miss South Africa’s final Test against England, after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.

Although the series has already been lost to Alastair Cook’s men South Africa’s fast, front-line bowler will be a big miss. Steyn has already missed the drawn second test in Cape Town and England’s victory in Johannesburg and Cricket South Africa has confirmed that he will miss out once again:

Dale Steyn has not recovered from a shoulder injury and will not be available for selection for the last Test, and all efforts will be made to have him ready for the one-day international series starting at the end of the month.

The bowler’s unavailability doesn’t come as a surprise but South Africa will be hoping that wicket keeper Quinton De Kock will be declared fit enough to face England in the series finale, commencing on Friday at Centurion.

Steyn’s replacement once again is Kagsio Rabada, the 20-year-old who is set to be handed his sixth Test cap.

Rabada on his side’s misfortune: