Test Squad: Dean Elgar will continue to serve as the team’s captain as South Africa has named a 16-person squad for the upcoming three-match Test series in Australia. The Proteas have kept the majority of the players from their Test tour of England, but Aiden Markram is one of the notable absences. Keegan Petersen, a promising athlete who has suffered a serious hamstring injury, will also be missed by South Africa.
Both Gerald Coetzee and Theunis de Bruyn have been called up for the first time. The 22-year-old has played in 13 first-class games so far and has taken 40 wickets at an average of 28.82. Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma have both returned to the squad following injuries sustained while playing for South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2022 and England, respectively.
The test series begins on December 17 and lasts through the first week of January.
Satisfied with the players chosen for this tour: Victor Mpitsang, national selector
Victor Mpitsang, the national convener of selectors, stated that he was satisfied with the team chosen for the tour of Australia and made note of the core that has been growing.
“We are happy with the lineup of players put together for this tour. I believe the selectors have established a core group of Proteas, and now it is just a matter of building on that foundation. Our vice-captain Temba is happy to be back after his injury, and Rassie is also happy to be back after suffering a finger injury in England. I am particularly enthusiastic about our pace attack, which is unquestionably becoming more and more powerful,” he said.
“Overall, there is no doubt that the players chosen have the capacity to perform at the greatest level, as shown by our position in the ICC World Test Championship table. If they play to their strengths, we are convinced that we can compete with Australia in those circumstances. We hope the players have a successful tour and anticipate a thrilling and competitive series,” Mpitsang added.
Test team for South Africa’s tour of Australia
Dean Elgar (captain), Temba Bavuma, Gerald Coetzee, Theunis de Bruyn, Sarel Erwee, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Glenton Stuurman, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Khaya Zondo
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