CENTURION : South Africa won the toss and sent Australia in to bat in the
first one-day international at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.South
African captain Hashim Amla said the decision to field was influenced
by the weather, with showers predicted during the evening. There were
two sharp rain showers before the game but the weather cleared in time
for the toss.Australia were without Shane Watson (hip
injury) and Shaun Marsh (shoulder) and included two new caps in
all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, 19, and fast bowler Pat Cummins, 18.Experienced
players Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn returned to the
South African team after missing the Twenty20 series between the two
teams, which was shared 1-1.Wednesday's match was the first of a three-game series. Teams:South
Africa: Hashim Amla (captain), Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy,
Faf du Plessis, David Miller, Mark Boucher (wk), Johan Botha, Dale
Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Australia: Michael
Clarke (captain), Ricky Ponting, David Warner, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin
(wk), Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, Pat
Cummins, Doug Bollinger. Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (ENG), TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND).
