Australia will bat first after winning the toss ahead of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday.
Ahead of the series, Proteas coach Ottis Gibson hinted at a change of strategy, and it was confirmed yesterday with South Africa going into the game with seven batsmen.
Lungi Ngidi therefore, makes way and Knights batsman Theunis de Bruyn comes in at number seven.
Captain Faf du Plessis returns to the side, as do AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, who missed the recent T20 series against India through injury.
Meanwhile, Australia named an unchanged team, keeping faith in the eleven that crushed England in the final Ashes Test
Teams
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Theunis de Bruyn, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel
Australia: David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (c), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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