Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja guided Australia to a dominant position on day one of the third test against South Africa.
Captain Dean Elgar insists the Proteas have a "massive incentive" for the third and final against Australia in Sydney starting on Wednesday despite the series being lost already.
Proteas prodigy Marco Jansen believes they still have every chance of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final despite their dismal display in their series Down Under so far.
Proteas allrounder Marco Jansen says he couldn't have asked for a better start to his Test career after he was nominated for the ICC's emerging players for 2022.
Proteas fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Shabnim Ismail and all-rounder Marco Jansen have all been nominated in the 2022 ICC Awards.
The Proteas will be without batter Theunis de Bruyn for the third and final Test against Australia as he returns home for the birth of his first child.