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Khawaja returns, as South Africa bat first

South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first in the second test against Australia at the Wanderers on Thursday.
South Africa, 1-0 up after their eight-wicket triumph in an extraordinary first test in Cape Town last week, named an unchanged team for the final contest of the two-match series.
Australia, meanwhile, made two changes to the side that lost at Newlands after they were bowled out for 47 in their second innings.
Top-order batsman Shaun Marsh has returned to Australia with a back injury and has been replaced by Usman Khawaja, while 18-year-old paceman Pat Cummins will make his test debut in place of seamer Ryan Harris, who has a number of minor injuries

Teams
South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Jacques Rudolph, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.

Australia: Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (captain), Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon.

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