*Official* Australia tour of South Africa 2026

[Qlder]

Australia's tour of South Africa is coming up with 3 ODI, a tour match and 3 Tests

1st ODI - Durban, 24 Sep
2nd ODI - Johannesburg, 27 Sep
3rd ODI (D/N) - Potchefstroom, 30 Sep

Tour match - CSA XI, Potchefstroom, 3-4 Oct

1st Test - Durban, 9-13 Oct
2nd Test - Gqeberha, 18-22 Oct
3rd Test - Cape Town, 27-31 Oct

 

[Gob]

JAMODIS first why?

Hopefully Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood have no part in that

 

[TheJediBrah]

JAMODIS first why?

Hopefully Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood have no part in that

OTOH if one of them gets injured we'll be forced to play Boland and be more likely to win

 

[Qlder]

JAMODIS first why?

Hopefully Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood have no part in that

There's also 3 ODI in Zimbabwe just before this tour so would likely be the same ODI squad (15, 18, 20 Sep)

 

[Qlder]

It's good they thought of a tour match before the Tests, but being only a 2 day game I'm sure it'll turn into one of those meaningless 13 per side games

Or with 3 Tests in Australia in the last year only lasting 2 days is that enough time for a result

 

[govinda indian fan]

Rsa to win 3-0

 

[SeamUp]

JAMODIS first why?

Hopefully Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood have no part in that

Tbf it's the best warm-up for me.

Pat Cummins says he's likely to play some ODIs in South Africa before the Tests. Starc and Hazlewood too.

"I'm not sure I should say this, but I think the focus is on the Test series. So a lot of the white-ball [series], and how we play that, would be with an eye on the red ball," Cummins said.

"So I'd imagine it'd be one, two, and probably a maximum of three games out of those six [against Zimbabwe and South Africa]."

 

[TheJediBrah]

As usual the ODI squad will be a bunch of nobodies and Travis Head for some reason

 

[Qlder]

Cue Labuschagne to get a hundred in an ODI vs Zimbabwe and therefore keep his Test spot

 

[SeamUp]

No idea if reliable or any inside knowledge or just personal opinion.


According to Daniel Cherny - Chief Cricket Writer of Code Sports these are the Australian Test candidates for South African series:

Locks- Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(wk), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland. Nathan Lyon, Jos Inglis(wk)

Likely- Matt Renshaw, Beau Webster

Possible- Michael Neser, Brendan Doggett, Cooper Connolly, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Matt Kuhnemann

Outsiders- Kurtis Patterson, Jake Weatherhald, Fergus O'Neill, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Jhye Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Corey Rocchiccioli, Sam Konstas, Campbell Kellaway, Ollie Peake

 

[Qlder]

^ The "Locks" and "Likely" above are just the current 13 man squad without Labuschagne, so sounds about right.

I'd have Patterson in the possible with Labuschagne and Abbott not even listed

 

[SeamUp]

^ The "Locks" and "Likely" above are just the current 13 man squad without Labuschagne, so sounds about right.

I'd have Patterson in the possible with Labuschagne and Abbott not even listed

Yeah, more so for those outsiders. He was talking as if he had inside knowledge of Stanlake being on the selectors test radar with the hectic schedule coming up.

 

[SeamUp]

First test Durban but I can't see us introducing J Hermann, Ackerman and Pretorius but you never know.

2 Spinners most likely in Durban but no idea this time of the year. Mulder/Ngidi I would bring in for St George's & Newlands. Definitely Newlands for both.

Rickelton
Markram
J Hermann
Bavuma
Stubbs
Bedingham / Ackerman / Pretorius
Verreynne
M Jansen
Harmer
Rabada
Maharaj

or

Rickelton
Markram
Stubbs
Bavuma
Ackerman
Bedingham/Pretorius
Verreynne
M Jansen
Harmer
Rabada
Maharaj

 

[Bahseph]

First test Durban but I can't see us introducing J Hermann, Ackerman and Pretorius but you never know.

2 Spinners most likely in Durban but no idea this time of the year. Mulder/Ngidi I would bring in for St George's & Newlands. Definitely Newlands for both.

Rickelton
Markram
J Hermann
Bavuma
Stubbs
Bedingham / Ackerman / Pretorius
Verreynne
M Jansen
Harmer
Rabada
Maharaj

or

Rickelton
Markram
Stubbs
Bavuma
Ackerman
Bedingham/Pretorius
Verreynne
M Jansen
Harmer
Rabada
Maharaj

Why are you disregarding Shuks love for Wiaan?

 

[SeamUp]

Sounds like McSweeney has got the nod.

 

[Jumno]

Should be a mouth watering series like all Aus Vs SA series.

I'm eagerly looking forward to this.

 

[Jumno]

I don't think Jake Weatherhald has done enough to cement his place.

 

[Molehill]

OTOH if one of them gets injured we'll be forced to play Boland and be more likely to win

Your gentle reminder that 37 year old Loland has 8 (Eight) Test wickets outside Australia (ironically at the same average as his age). That average becomes 53 when you exclude that pink ball farce in the Windies.

 

[Top_Cat]

He's Victorian, they only comprehend hostile reminders.

 

[Gob]

I don't think Jake Weatherhald has done enough to cement his place.

lol wut

Starceh at the top on the ICC rankings. Worth noticing that Australia has 5 bowlers and 2 batters in the top 10. Shame the rest aren't in the top 100