With Bavuma injured, it means that either Du Plessis or Jon-Jon Smuts could open, although the ex-skipper is likely to come into the team anyway, along with Rabada and Nortje.

The Western Cape Education Department says they experienced problems with their online system since the beginning of registration on Monday, however the system is fixed now.

The match at the Wanderers tonight, which is sold out, is the first in a three-match series that will also see games played in Paarl on Sunday and then Cape Town next week, before the two old enemies face off in a three-match one-day international series starting on February 29. But there are some absentees too, like the in-form Temba Bavuma, who is out of the first game with a hamstring injury.

New Proteas captain Quinton de Kock is happy to have predecessor Faf du Plessis back in the mix as South Africa prepare to face Australia in the first Twenty20 international in Johannesburg tonight (Friday).

Lewthwaite says she is looking forward to the Investec SA Women’s open which is set for mid-March and will be the showdown event of the tour

Lewthwaite says her experience on the European Ladies Tour last year has helped her improve her short game.

Pro Golfer, Lejan Lewthwaite, has spoken about her sublime form in this year’s Ladies Sunshine Tour where she has already won two of the four tournaments that have taken place so far on the 2020 Tour.

Warner only returned to the Australia fold in the middle of last year ahead of the World Cup following his ban from the game. But he has enjoyed a fair amount of success since then, scoring big runs in all formats. His country will host the T20 World Cup in October and November and the 33-year-old says they are working hard towards finalising plans for that competition.

Tonight’s clash at the Wanderers is the first in a six-match tour that also includes three one-day internationals that begin next weekend.

Australia coach Justin Langer insists that one bad incident does not taint their love for South Africa and playing against the Proteas as they prepare to face-off in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against the host in Johannesburg tonight.