The 3rd Cricket Test Match between Australia and South Africa will start from 3rd Jan-09, Saturday in Sydney. Start time 10.30am (23.30GMT)

South Africa has already won the 3 match test series by 2-0 giving Australia their first series defeat at home in 16 years. If S Africa can win this match they are going to be the official No 1 in the ICC test rankings. The no 1 Test ranking is up for grabs at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australia have not lost all the matches in a home series of three or more Tests. Australia have won 12 out of the past 14 Tests at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This match is going to be a Challenge for the Australians

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Team news :

For Australia Andrew McDonald and Doug Bollinger are set to make their debuts in place of Bret Lee and Andrew symonds respectively who are injured.

Australia 1. Matthew Hayden, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Andrew McDonald, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Doug Bollinger.

South Africa has named the same squad which played in the 2nd test.

South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.