Proteas batter Theunis de Bruyn will return to South Africa and will miss next week's third and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. | Sport24news
Proteas batter Theunis de Bruyn will return to South Africa and miss next week's third and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.It means that the Proteas will make at least one change following their innings and 182-run defeat to the hosts in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
De Bruyn only played the second Test, having replaced Rassie van der Dussen, in what was his first Test since 2019.De Bruyn scored 12 and 28 at the MCG as Australia took an unassailable 2-0 Test series victory against South Africa with one Test remaining. Meanwhile, the Proteas headed to Sydney on Saturday to prepare for the New Year's Test and a much-need World Test Championship win.Proteas Test squad for Australia tour:
Dean Elgar , Temba Bavuma , Gerald Coetzee , Sarel Erwee , Simon Harmer , Marco Jansen , Heinrich Klaasen , Keshav Maharaj , Lungi Ngidi , Anrich Nortje , Kagiso Rabada , Rassie van der Dussen , Kyle Verreynne , Lizaad Williams , Khaya Zondo .In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today.
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