Proteas win toss, bat against Aussies in second Test

PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test match against Australia here at St George’s Park on Thursday.

Australia are unchanged while South Africa made several changes in their team. Philander has a niggle but he is playing. Alviro is out with gastro. Dean Elgar will open. Alviro is out. Quinton de Kock will debut, and Parnell will replace McLaren.

Teams:
South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Dean Algar, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (wk), Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel.

Australia: David Warner, Chris Rogers, Alex Doolan, Shaun Marsh, Michael Clarke (captain), Steven Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon.