Joe Mennie, the man who was taken for 82 on ODI debut against South Africa this month, has been included in their Test squad.
Keshav Maharaj has pressed claims for a Test debut in next week’s opener against Australia, after taking three wickets in the drawn tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide.
The Proteas piled on the runs on day one of their second tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide thanks to centuries from Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis.
New Zealand have won the seven-match ODI series 5-2 after beating the Proteas Women by 126 runs at Boland Park in Paarl.
It was ‘mission accomplished’ when the Proteas drew their day-night practice match against a CA XI team in Adelaide.
Mignon du Preez dug in to see the Proteas Women’s side through to their second ODI win against the New Zealanders.
The pink-ball preparations step up a notch on Saturday when the Proteas take on a Cricket Australia XI in a two-day tour match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Proteas women’s side have gone 4-1 down in the seven-match series to the White Ferns, after losing by 95 runs at Boland Park on Wednesday.
The Proteas bowlers have been given a heads-up by Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who warns that dew could be a major factor in day-night Tests.
The Proteas are considering returning to the old days and fielding an all-pace attack in perhaps two of the three Tests in Australia.