The announcement last month of the touring party for Bangladesh, which only included four black players, was delayed by more than a week.

BBC: Nel discarded as SA quota bites

Reserve keeper Steven Davies, seamer Tim Bresnan and spinner Monty Panesar are the three players omitted from the 16-man touring party.

BBC: Ashes: Collingwood focused on England not Australia

Of England's history-making touring party to the Caribbean, only Rikki Clarke and the retired Nasser Hussain won't be going to South Africa.

BBC: What a difference a year makes.

The visitors were met with snowfall at their training session in Aberdeen on Wednesday, with some members of the touring party seeing snow for the first time.

BBC: Scotland name Richie Vernon in team to face Samoa

Carvell, 29, was in the initial England train-on squad and played against Cumbria in a warm-up match earlier this month but was not included in coach Steve McNamara's final 24-man touring party.

BBC: James Graham named as England Four Nations captain

If the matter is not resolved to South Africa's satisfaction, one option would be to leave both players out of the touring party, but Majola said it was too early to consider such a move.

BBC: Boje denied match-fixing but Gibbs admitted taking money

Indeed, when captain Michael Clarke temporarily left the field with a recurrence of a long-term back injury, and with Watson missing, reserve wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, who wasn't even in the original touring party, suddenly found himself in charge of the side.

WSJ: Aussie Wrangling Raises a Laugh

After five consecutive years of touring, Bloc Party decided it was time for a break, yet Okereke couldn't sit still.

NPR: Kele: From Bloc Party To The Dance Floor

He has been touring the country to tell of his accomplishments and gauge the public mood, and exhorting his party's faithful to be ready for an election.

ECONOMIST: The prime minister keeps the opposition waiting