There's only one South African, Keaton Jennings, in the England Test squad but there are dozens playing on the county circuit and plenty behind the scenes. Add to that the recent history of Saffers turning Poms - eight newly capped Test players signed Kolpak deals at the start of this season - and the cricket lingo must be crossing the boundary too. To prepare for the upcoming four-Test series we've put together a dictionary with some of the words you might hear over the next six weeks.

First, the basics:

Try translating these Kastaiings uit die vuur krap Pronounced: Cas-tie-ings eight de fuur krap Literal translation: Scratch chestnuts out of the fire In English: Get the team out of a crisis For example: Hashim Amla het die span se kastaiings uit de vuur krap nadat hulle drie paaltjes verloor het. Or: Hashim Amla saved the team after they lost three wickets. Die bal maak aapstert Pronounced: Di bal maak aap-start Literal translation: The ball becomes a monkey's tail In English: The ball has looped up, most commonly off bat and pad, to a close-catcher. For example: Die bal het baie gedraai. JP Duminy het probeer om die bal hard te veeg, en die bal het 'n aapstert gemaak na die slagyster. Or: The ball turned a lot. JP Duminy tried to play it deep and the ball looped to the short-leg fielder.

Krieket

Pronounced: Krii-ket

Kolwer

Pronounced: Coal-ver

Literal Translation: Batter

In English: Batsman

Snelbouler

Pronounced: Snell-bowler

Literal translation: Speed bowler

In English: Fast bowler

Draai-bouler

Pronounced: Dry-bowler

Literal translation: Turn bowler

In English: Spin bowler

Paaltjiewagter

Pronounced paal-kie-wagghh-ter

Literal translation: Small-pole watcher

In English: Wicketkeeper

Skeidsregter

Pronounced: skates-regghh-ter

Literal translation: Separate judge

In English: Umpire

Kolfkampie

Pronounced: Colf-kamp-y

Literal translation: Batting camp

In English: Crease

Nulletjie

Pronounced: Nil-le-kie

Literal translation: Baby zero or little zero

In English: Duck

And now a few more specific terms:

Nag Uiltjie

Pronounced: Nagghh-eil-kie

Literal translation: Night owl

In English: Nightwatchman

Wegbreekbouler

Pronounced: Vegghh-breek-bowler

Literal translation: Getaway bowler

In English: Offspinner

Goelbal

Pronounced: Ghoel-bal

Literal translation: Magic or ghost ball

In English: Googly

And here's one we all remember because it was part of incriminating messages sent by a certain Englishman about one of his team-mates:

Doos

Literal meaning: Box

Also used as a profanity in the same line as "idiot" (and other, ruder, terms)

Illustration: Kevin Pietersen ESPNcricinfo Ltd

And then there are the fielding positions:

Gangetjie

Pronounced: Ghh-ang-e-kie

Literal translation: Small hallway

In English: Gully

Slagyster Posisie

Pronounced: Slagghh-ayster-po-zees-ee

Literal translation: Slaughter-rron position

In English: Short leg

Vlak weg

Pronounced: Flak-vegghh

Literal translation: Shallow away

In English: Silly mid-off