Jacques Rudolph's place under scrutiny for last Test

Rudolph, 30, who was recalled to the Test squad against Australia after staying five years in the sidelines, has failed to vindicate the selectors and scored a highest of 44 from seven innings of four games.

34-year-old Prince could manage to score a solitary Test half-century this season. Thought he contributed useful 39 in Centurion, but as usual showed inconsistency in his performance and scored 18 runs in the two innings in Durban. He lost wicket in the attempt of a nonprofessional reverse-sweep in the first innings and was involved in the run out of well-set Hashim Amla.

Peterson reproved his worth in domestic

Petersen, who last played a Test against India in January, has reproved his worth with a string of impressive performances in domestic this session and scored 659 runs at 59.90. The 31-year-old right-hander slammed sparkling 115 against the Lions in the current round of SuperSport series.

Selectors facing intricacy over Philander’s selection

The selectors are also facing intricacy that how to accommodate Vernon Philander, who produced four five-wicket hauls in his career’s first three Tests, back in the squad as he made swift rehabilitation from the knee injury, he sustained on the evening of Durban Test.

21-year-old seamer Marchant de Lange, who replaced Philander, made a tempestuous entrance to Test cricket with the superlative seven-wicket haul for 81 runs.

Around back-to-back enthralling performances from two new-comer seamers has jeopardized the place of 35-Test veteran Morne Morkel, who has so far looked off-colour in this series.