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Prince back to open and lead South Africa in third Test March 10, 2009 23:50 IST 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 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 and Roelof van der Merwe 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, 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, Johann Louw, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Yusuf Abdulla
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