Shukri Conrad, who has extensive experience in roles within Cricket South Africa, will take charge of the Test team for the next four years while Rob Walter will coach the Men's ODI and T20 teams, succeeding Mark Boucher in the role.
The three players are: all-rounder Arafat Minhas (Multan), top-order batter Basit Ali (Dera Murad Jamali) and right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad).
Russell was overlooked in the BBL 12 Draft in August, in part because of his minimal availability and hefty cost, but he agreed to a four-game contract in December after Livingstone was unexpectedly selected for England's Test team for their tour of Pakistan.
Ben Foakes has been ruled out after failing to recover in time from the COVID diagnosis that caused him to miss the second half of England's seven-wicket victory.
Galle [Sri Lanka], June 25 (ANI): Spinner Jeffrey Vandersay has been rewarded for his impressive performances during the ODI series by being named in the 18-member squad for the Test series against Australia.
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): All-rounder Ben Stokes, who turned 31 today, is the second England cricketer after Ian Botham to score over 4,000 runs and take over 100 wickets.
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): England's newly-appointed Test head coach Brendon McCullum has hinted at a possible return of wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler to the English Test side.
London [UK], May 12 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday that legendary New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Brendon McCullum has been appointed as the head coach of England's men's test team.