His father (not a grandfather or uncle or anything) was English - and he moved to England as a child.........and learned his cricket in England. But yes, that South African connection (as well as being the best wicket-keeper batsman in the world at the moment) has probably influenced the...
Should be in the England one-day and T20 teams too, but I think the MCC have found a South African for some of those, which obviously is far preferable to them - they've only got two South Africans in the test team at the moment; that must be really disappointing for them, poor lambs!
Mind you...