Faf du Plessis, the South Africa captain, expects a “nice and hostile” reception when his team travels to Australia for a limited-over series.
The teams are set to play three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 International. It will be the first time they will face off since the acrimonious Test series in South Africa, when Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft found themselves in trouble over ball-tampering and were subsequently handed lengthy bans.
“Australia is our favourite team to play against,” he said ahead of the team’s departure on Tuesday, 23 October. “All the stuff that comes with playing them, on and off the field, I love that and I feel that brings the best out of us as a team and even us as South Africans, we love that fiery competition.”
“It will be nice and hostile. The last two tours home and away, it’s certainly been very entertaining off the field. We are not expecting anything less. Zunaid (Wadee), our security officer, has been working hard in the gym, he’s prepared for whatever lies ahead,” du Plessis joked.
