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Klusener, Hayward return for Lanka

South Africa included allrounder Lance Klusener in a Test squad for the first time in three years on Wednesday. Klusener, 32, who played his...

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South Africa included allrounder Lance Klusener in a Test squad for the first time in three years on Wednesday. Klusener, 32, who played his last Test against Australia inMelbourne in 2001, was named in a squad of 14 selected for South Africa8217;s tour to Sri Lanka from July to September.

South Africa will play two Tests and five ODIs.

8220;Klusener8217;s experience and previous success in the sub-continent will be invaluable, he also brings great variety with the ball which will be critical on the pitches in Sri Lanka,8221; said selection convenor Omar Henry.

27-year-old fast bowler Mornantau Hayward, who took five for 56 against Pakistan in Cape Town in 2003 in the last of his 14 Tests, has also been included for the Sri Lanka tour.

South African Squads

Test

: Graeme Smith captain, Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Mornantau Hayward, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock, Jacques Rudolph, Martin van Jaarsveld

One-day: Smith captain, Boje, Boucher, Alan Dawson, Dippenaar, JP Duminy, Gibbs, Hayward, Kallis, Klusener, Nel, Ntini, Peterson, Pollock, Rudolph, van Jaarsveld

 

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