South African squad for first Sri Lanka Test

The National cricket selectors have named the following South African squad for the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers from the 8th to the 12th of November.

Shaun Pollock - Captain, Mark Boucher - Vice-captain, Steve Elworthy, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Mornantau Hayward, Claude Henderson, Jacques Kallis, Gary Kirsten, Neil McKenzie, Makhaya Ntini, Ashwell Prince, Graeme Smith.

Coach: Eric Simons
Assistant Coach: Corrie van Zyl
Physiotherapist: Shane Jabbar
Fitness Trainer: Andrew Gray
Manager: Goolam Rajah

National selection convener Omar Henry said the final eleven will be named on the morning of the Test. He added: "Neil McKenzie has shown good form lately, and his century in Kimberley for the A side last weekend was impressive".

McKenzie's Titans teammate, fast bowler Steve Elworthy, is recalled, having also impressed the selectors for the A side. His last of two Test matches was at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand in 1999.

In form Easterns all rounder Andrew Hall, who like Elworthy was named one of South Africa's Mutual and Federal Five Cricketers of the year last month, has been rewarded for his consistent performances with both bat and ball this season.