Australia have announced a 16-member Test squad for the tour of South Africa, which will be led by Pat Cummins.

According to the ICC, Marnus Lebuschish has managed to retain his place in the squad while Steve Smith, Scott Boland, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Greene, Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head are also part of the squad.

Other players include Josh Ingles, Matthew Cohenman, Nathan Lyon, Michael Nesser, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Matt Runshaw and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey.

A series of 3 Test matches will be played between the two teams.

The first Test will start on October 9, the second on October 15 and the third on October 27.