Australia coach Justin Langer says his team is out to earn respect in their limited-overs tour of South Africa.
The Baggy Greens kick off their six-match tour (three T20s and three ODIs) in the first T20I at the Wanderers on Friday.
And after an embarrassing visit to South Africa in 2018 where three of their players (Steve Smith, Dave Warner and Cameron Bancroft) were banned because of ball-tampering, Langer says they are out to make Australia proud again.
The coach says: “It was obviously a very hard tour last time.
“It gave us a great opportunity to reassess where we are in Australian cricket.
“We talked about making Australians proud of us again and earning respect - not only from the Australia public and past players, but also across the world.
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“The guys are in a really good place. They’ve worked hard. We had a tough tour in England, but the way the guys have come together, played great cricket - they’ve been great ambassadors for Australian cricket on and off the field, and we are really excited to be back here.
“We love playing cricket in South Africa.”
With the T20 World Cup being played in Australia in October, Langer adds: “We’re pretty close to where we want to be [ahead of the tournament]. “We are getting very close to that style of play and the team we want to play when the World Cup comes around. But it’s still eight or nine months away.”