July 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat in the second test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday.
England were unchanged from the side that won the first test at Lords while South Africa made three changes. Regular captain Du Plessis, who did not play at Lord's following the birth of his first child, returned in place of struggling fellow batsman JP Duminy.
Fast bowler Duanne Olivier in place of Kagiso Rabada and allrounder Chris Morris for Theunis de Bruyn.
Playing XI
ENGLAND: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Gary Ballance, Joe Root (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson
SOUTH AFRICA: Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (capt), Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Vernon Philander, Chris Morris, Keshav Maharaj, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier
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