fast bowlers in Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, South Africa appear to hold most of the aces, although they will be without the tall Morne Morkel, the third member of what has been described as the best fast bowling trio in the world.
Burly Rory Kleinveldt will replace the injured Morkel.
Pakistan hope left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan will have recovered from a thigh injury. He was Pakistan's most impressive bowler in the first Test, but missed the second because of injury.
Given the success of Ajmal at Newlands, Pakistan may be tempted to pick a second spinner, left-armer Abdur Rehman, even if conditions are not especially favourable for spin bowlers.
In both Tests, Pakistan's third seamer has been a weakness, with Rahat Ali and Tanvir Ahmed ineffective in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively.
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Teams
South Africa (likely): Graeme Smith (capt), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wkt), Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Rory Kleinveldt
Pakistan (from): Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wkt), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Imran Farhat, Tanvir Ahmed, Ehsan Adil, Abdur Rehman, Faisal Iqbal, Rahat Ali
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL), Steve Davis (AUS). TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS).
