PERTH: Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international at the WACA Ground on Sunday.
Up 1-0 in the series after winning Friday's opener at the same venue by 32 runs, the Australians have lost skipper Michael Clarke to a hamstring injury.
George Bailey took over the Australian captaincy, with all-rounder Steve Smith replacing Clarke.
South Africa strengthened their batting promoting Rilee Rossouw at the expense of Ryan McLaren.
Teams:
Australia - George Bailey (c), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood.
South Africa - AB de Villiers (c), Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Farhaan Behardien, David Miller, Rilee Rossouw, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir.
Umpires: Brent Bowden (NZL), John Ward (AUS)
TV Umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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