Cape Town, Jan 22: South Africa seamer Vernon Philander returned to the Test squad that faces Pakistan after recovering from a hamstring injury that had ruled him out of the second Test against New Zealand, according to ESPNCricinfo.
“We've given a full vote of confidence to the squad that did the job in the recent series against New Zealand,” said Cricket South Africa's selection convenor Andrew Hudson.
The South Africa squad for the upcoming series consists of Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robbie Peterson, Vernon Philander, Jacques Rudolph and Dale Steyn.
