Australia tour of South Africa: South Africa Vs Australia 2nd Test at Port Elizabeth, Feb 20-24, 2014
Teams: South Africa Vs Australia
Venue: Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Time: Match scheduled to begin at 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT) (14:00 IST)
Preview
South Africa in recent years have displayed a remarkable ability to avoid clumps of losses, but last time they were defeated in two consecutive Tests it was by Australia, in South Africa five years ago, during a series in which Johnson had a major impact.
Last five completed games, most recent first
South AfricaL W D W L
AustraliaW W W W W
Match Stats
1.Since he was recalled for the first Ashes Test in November, Johnson has taken 49 wickets at an average of 13.14 from six Tests with a strike-rate of a wicket every 27.1 balls
2.Johnson is only the second Australian after Shane Warne to reach the double of 250 Test wickets and 1500 runs
3.Only once since South Africa's readmission have they played Australia in a Test in Port Elizabeth, the famous 1997 match that Ian Healy won with a six
4.Remarkably, Australia have won six consecutive Tests and lost six consecutive Tests in the past 12 months - the losses having come in India and England
Teams
South Africa team:GC Smith,AB de Villiers,M Morkel,DW Steyn,HM Amla,JP Duminy,RJ Peterson,VD Philander,WD Parnell,R McLaren,D Elgar,RK Kleinveldt,TL Tsolekile,AN Petersen,Faf du Plessis
Australia team:MJ Clarke,MG Johnson,SR Watson,BJ Haddin,SE Marsh,RJ Harris,PM Siddle,CJL Rogers,DA Warner,MC Henriques,SPD Smith,JL Pattinson,James Faulkner,Nathan Lyon,Jackson Bird,Alex Doolan