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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the cricket desk. We open the fixture page once Australia vs South Africa team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• Australia vs South Africa vs South Africa · Australia–South Africa ODI series · 2nd ODI

What to watch

• Selection picture: Selectors confirmed the XI at the pre-series press conference. The decision is whether Marcus Stoinis (calf) plays as the all-rounder or whether the side goes with an extra batter.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. Three quick seamers plus Adam Zampa; the new ball pairing of Hazlewood and Starc has been the template for the opening powerplay.
• Injury report: Marcus Stoinis is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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