Spar Proteas confident ahead of test series against Australia

South Africa will go into this series looking for redemption coming on the back of losing the Taini Jamison Trophy in their previous tour to New Zealand.

Speaking to SABC Sport, van Dyk says this international window is allowing the team the opportunity to grow and believes their vision is getting clearer.

“I can confidently say that we’re in a good place at the moment and have less tension. We are coming here with a lot of self-confidence, and we understand that we can be amongst the strongest in the world. We now know what works for us, we need to step it up and make sure that we get the desired results,’’ said Jenny van Dyk.

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The Proteas series against Australia resumes on Saturday, 4 October and will wrap on 12 October. Van Dyk says she is happy with the preparations so far and confirms no injuries going into the series.

“The team is settling in very well and thankfully we have no injuries to worry about. We have had a few training sessions and practice matches just to get used to the new umpires – it has been good so far. This past series for us was an important one for us in terms of preparing for the future,’’ added Jenny van Dyk.

Despite losing three out of three matches in the previous series against New Zealand, Van Wyk says her team displayed an improved performance in that series and wants them to manage their momentum whenever they start with a lead.

“It is about managing the momentum and ensuring that we construct a game that allows us to have four solid quarters. The team is headed in the right direction, we now know and understand what we are working towards. My players can put up a performance against the best”, she expressed.