Amla named South Africa Test captain

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Hashim Amla has been appointed South Africa's Test captain, taking over from Graeme Smith, who retired in March. Amla's first assignment in charge will be South Africa's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka next month. The Test squad had two newcomers: batsman Stiaan van Zyl and offspinner Dane Piedt.

AB de Villiers continues to be the ODI captain, and will be the Test vice-captain. Amla is the vice-captain of the ODI squad which includes allrounder Jacques Kallis, who has targetted playing the 2015 World Cup.

Test squad: Alviro Petersen, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla (capt), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Stiaan van Zyl, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Kyle Abbott, Quinton de Kock, Dane Piedt

ODI squad: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (capt), JP Duminy, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Ryan McLaren, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander, Faf du Plessis, Aaron Phangiso, Beuran Hendricks