Dale Steyn suffered a shoulder injury during the first Test and was ruled out of the rest of the series.
Dwaine Pretorius was added to South Africa's squad to replace Steyn.
Joe Burns and
Callum Ferguson were added to Australia's squad for the second Test, while
Shaun Marsh was ruled out with a broken finger.
Peter Siddle was ruled out due to a back injury and
Jackson Bird was added to Australia's team as cover for him. For the third Test of the tour, Australia added
Matt Renshaw,
Peter Handscomb,
Nic Maddinson,
Chadd Sayers and
Matthew Wade to their squad.
Joe Burns,
Callum Ferguson,
Peter Nevill and
Joe Mennie were all dropped, while
Adam Voges was ruled out with
concussion. ==Tour matches==