SA team A coming to Zimbabwe thanks Ntini & Lance

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Mueddie28
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SA team A coming to Zimbabwe thanks Ntini & Lance

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Vernon Philander last played Test cricket during South Africa's tour of India in 2015 © Associated Press

Vernon Philander is being prepped for a Test return after being named in South Africa's A side to play four-day games in Zimbabwe and Australia ahead of a packed summer schedule. Philander only played three first-class games in the 2015-16 domestic season after tearing ankle ligaments before South Africa's second Test against India in Bangalore in November last year. He has not been picked in the ODI squad and has not had any game time over the winter after failing to secure a County deal but remains in South Africa's long-format plans.

Philander is part of a 15-member squad for the Zimbabwe series - captained by new Test opener Stephen Cook, who made his debut in last summer's final fixture - that also includes offspinner Dane Piedt, while the contingent for the Australia series includes Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma, as South Africa prepare for 11 Tests in the 2016-17 summer, which includes a three-match tour of Australia.

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