Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Nathan Lyon has been left out of a red-ball Test for the first time in 13 years, with Scott Boland brought in and Australia winning the toss and bowling first at Gqeberha.
With gloomy skies overhead and a green St George’s Park wicket, Australia have gone with four quicks for the second Test as they attempt to wrap up the series against South Africa.
Lyon has been overlooked twice when fit for pink-ball encounters in the past 18 months, but has played every daytime Test for Australia since July 2013.
That is the only change for Australia, with Nic Maddinson to remain at the top of the order and Matt Renshaw No.5 after his first Test heroics.
South Africa have welcomed back pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada in place of spinner Keshav Maharaj.
Marques Ackerman and Matthew Breetzke have come in for Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.
Light rain had persisted across Gqeberha on Sunday morning, but the covers were removed around 30 minutes before the toss.
More rain is forecast across the opening two days of the Test, although the heaviest is predicted overnight.
A win at St George’s Park will wrap up the series for Australia after their 214-run win at Kingsmead Stadium last week, with the third Test in Cape Town next week.
AUSTRALIA: Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood.
SOUTH AFRICA: Aiden Markram, Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Andrich Nortje.
