Ashwell Prince [ Images ] has been recalled to replace the injured Graeme Smith [ Images ] as South Africa [ Images ] captain for the third Test against Australia [ Images ] where he will open the batting alongside debutant Imraan Khan.
Middle-order batsman Prince broke his thumb in December but returns for the Cape Town Test to take over from Smith who fractured his finger in the 175-run, series-surrendering second Test defeat in Durban.
The 24-year-old Khan comes in for dropped opener Neil McKenzie [ Images ] after impressing with a century against the Australians in a warm-up match three weeks ago and is the leading run-scorer in the domestic four-day competition.
Nineteen-year-old left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell [ Images ] has also been added to the squad in place of Morne Morkel [ Images ], but is unlikely to press for a first Test cap. Morkel's brother -- all-rounder Albie -- retained his place in the panel.
South Africa also named a 15-man squad for the two twenty20 internationals that will follow the Test series and have called up fiery left-arm bowlers Yusuf Abdulla [ Images ] and Roelof van der Merwe [ Images ] for their first international caps.
Test squad - Ashwell Prince, Imraan Khan, Hashim Amla [ Images ], Jacques Kallis [ Images ], AB de Villiers [ Images ], JP Duminy [ Images ], Mark Boucher [ Images ], Albie Morkel [ Images ], Paul Harris, Dale Steyn [ Images ], Makhaya Ntini [ Images ], Wayne Parnell.
Twenty20 [ Images ] squad - Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ], AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Justin Ontong, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Roelof van der Merwe, Johan Botha [ Images ], Johann Louw, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Yusuf Abdulla

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