Miller: England must build on Ashes win

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There was more than an element of looking towards the future - with an Ashes series in Australia at the end of next year - when naming the 16-man Test and one-day squad, which did not include Durham paceman Stephen Harmison, although Kevin Pietersen will tour as he recovers from Achilles surgery.

Miller, though, maintains Andy Flower's men will be fully focused on the job in hand of emulating the 2-1 Test series win in South Africa under Michael Vaughan during 2004-05, and he said: "Part of it is looking ahead to the future, but we still have to win this series."

He added: "At the moment, South Africa are the number one in the world. They are a quality side and we have to be really on our metal.

"It will be a real tough tour and we have to go out and create some momentum by winning the series."

Surrey wicketkeeper Steven Davies, 23, Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid, 21, and the Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright, 24, are all called up for the first time, while quick bowler Liam Plunkett is back in the frame.

Miller believes Sussex all-rounder Wright has the character to take his game to the next level with England.

Following the retirement of Andrew Flintoff, who called time on his Test career after the Ashes triumph, there is a vacancy for someone to cement their place with a combination of bat and ball as the squad head to South Africa.

"Luke has proved himself to be an unfazed character," Miller said. "He has started to play and perform really well.

"He is willing to learn and has created some good performances for Sussex with both bat and ball in all kinds of cricket. We are looking for him to develop that in both the Test and one-day arena."