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Australia drop Nathan Lyon vs South Africa, marking third omission in 14 months

Australia opted to leave veteran spinner Nathan Lyon out of their playing eleven for their crucial World Test Championship fixture against South Africa, marking his third absence in the past fourteen months. Captain Pat Cummins explained at the toss that the decision was driven by overcast weather and pitch conditions at St George's Park in Gqeberha, resulting in an all-pace bowling attack featuring Scott Boland alongside Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Beau Webster.

Boland steps into the side following a previous victory in Durban where Lyon had contributed two first-innings wickets and a lower-order batting contribution.

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