Australia elect to bowl against South Africa in second Test
Australia elect to bowl against South Africa in second Test
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl against South Africa in the second cricket Test at Gqeberha.
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl against South Africa in the second cricket Test at Gqeberha.
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss Sunday and decided to bowl against South Africa in the second cricket test.
Australia won the first test in Durban by 214 runs . The third and final test begins Oct.
South Africa made three changes from the first test — pacer Kagiso Rabada has recovered from a hamstring injury and returns to the playing 11 after missing out in Durban.
Wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreyne and batter Tristan Stubbs were also left out, along with left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. Ryan Rickelton will keep wickets and bat in the middle order.
Mattew Breetzke was included to bolster the batting lineup, while Marques Ackerman makes his test debut. The latter will open the batting with Aiden Markram.
Australia made one change — off-spinner Nathan Lyon was left out and fast bowler Scott Boland comes in.
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (captain), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Australia: Nic Maddinson, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland
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