South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada out of first Test against Australia

[p]Rabada was in contention for selection as he ‌worked his way back ⁠to ‌fitness after a hamstring injury in ​June, and trained with the squad ​at Kingsmead on Thursday, but has been left out ⁠to ​continue his recovery, captain Temba Bavuma told a press conference.[/p][embed guid="4b1679c3-3616-4a2b-8169-de9e241d4af0" url="https://x.com/cricinfo/status/2108144882380677375" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bavuma named a side ‌that sees Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj lead a dual spin attack and pace bowler Anrich Nortje play in a first-class game for the first time in almost four ‌years.[/p][p]Team: Aiden Markram, Ryan ​Rickelton, David Bedingham, Temba ‌Bavuma (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Anrich Nortje[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/australia-OxG0JfXg/south-africa-tUhlKzIm/?mid=rDM4Igbb"]Follow the first Test with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]