De Villiers, part of South Africa's team for more than 13 years, is managing his time at the very end of his career and took a sabbatical from Tests at the start of 2016.
Rabada bumped into Smith with his shoulder during his follow-through after dismissing the Australia skipper lbw on Friday at St. George's Park.
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Only Australia's ruthless attack didn't allow any meaningful partnerships and South Africa's best stand was 42 between de Villiers and Quinton de Kock for the sixth wicket.
Morkel recently dropped a bombshell when he announced that he would bid adieu to all forms of international cricket following the conclusion of the four-match Test series against Australia.
In 2016, Proteas toured Australia to play three Test matches where they won the first two Tests before the hosts won in the final day-night game in Adelaide.
South Africa expects captain Faf du Plessis, batsman AB de Villiers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock to all return from injuries for the first Test in Durban.
Bird is now expected to remain sidelined for at least three weeks, thus opening the door for the uncapped Sayers who is yet to win a Test cap.
The 31-year-old was forced to leave the ground after pulling up sore while playing for Tasmania on day two of their Sheffield Shield encounter against Queensland at the Gabba
Smith's actions raised a few eyebrows but the Australian skipper laughed off the reaction after viewing the replay of the footage shown to him, stating that it was it standard technique to help shine the ball.
Steve Smith's Australians beat England 4-0 in the five-Test series to regain the Ashes and have stuck with the winning formula with a few additions in the 15-man squad.
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