MELBOURNE, Jan 10: Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Vaughn van Jaarsveld will make their South Africa debuts on Sunday in the first of the two Twenty20 Internationals against Australia.

Opener Herschelle Gibbs is recalled but there is no place for Hashim Amla, Neil McKenzie or Morne Morkel in the opening match here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia have added Luke Ronchi to their squad as a late replacement for rested wicket-keeper Brad Haddin.

Also included is 22-year-old David Warner, who has shone in one-dayers but has yet to make his first-class debut.

Cricket Australia announced on Saturday morning that Haddin, 31, was being rested in order to manage his “heavy workload”.

Ronchi, 27, has played four One-day Internationals and hit 36 in his sole Australian Twenty20 appearance.

Chairman of selector Andrew Hilditch said he had been given a “deserved opportunity”.

Meanwhile, South Africa plan to rotate their fast bowlers through the two Twenty20 and five one-day matches against Australia.

Proteas coach Mickey Arthur said the tourists had to be wary of not burning out Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel, who did a power of work to help win the recent Test series.

Arthur said the Proteas wanted to have the trio fresh and fit for the return Test series against Australia in South Africa, which starts next month.

“We’re going to rotate our quick bowlers,” Arthur said on Saturday. “Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini won’t play in all the games. They’ve had a huge amount of bowling and we’ve got to keep them fresh for the return Test series in South Africa.”

Arthur said the Proteas expected Australia to be desperate to bounce back after losing their first Test series on home soil in 16 years.

Teams:

AUSTRALIA (from): Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Shaun Marsh, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Ryan Harris, Cameron White, Nathan Hauritz.

SOUTH AFRICA: Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, A.B. de Villiers, J.P. Duminy, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha (captain), Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsostobe.—Agencies