Jenny van Dyk urges Proteas improvement after Australia whitewash

The Aussie Diamonds dominated the final test in all four quarters to claim a 65-42 win in Adelaide, winning the three-match series 3-0. 

Speaking after their latest defeat on Sunday, van Dyk said they are eager to return home and work on fixing their mistakes. 

"Firstly, congratulation to Australia for a fantastic performance from their side. There were definitely moments that we feel we were right on point and doing a great job, on attack specifically, but ja, still a lot of work for us to do," said van Dyk.

"We're eager to get home and really work, because a lot of areas and issues we felt and experienced on court don't have a quick fix, it's something we need to go back home, draw into your players and make sure that the execution of it can become better."

The Proteas have endured a tough international window, having lost the Taini Jamison Trophy to New Zealand before the whitewash defeat to the reigning world champions.  

Van Dyk says, despite the back-to-back series defeats, this tour was important for the technical team to assess players’ individual performances and test combinations. 

"We've learnt a lot about our players, what players can do in certain types of situations, and which players have which types of styles," she added.

"So now it's our job to go out there, use the information we have to get our team ready and better for the next challenge. One thing I can say is, the Aussie test series was definitely twice as hard as the New Zealand series.

"And yes, that just leaves quite a lot of questions for us in how to approach and how to make sure we prepare our players better with the knowledge we have now about exactly where we're at, and more importantly where we're at when under tremendous pressure."