# Cricket: Australian captain Pat Cummins plans to prepare for the Test series against South Africa with one-day games against the Proteas. The three Tests in October will be the first for Australia in South Africa since the ball-tampering scandal in 2018, which led to the suspensions of captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and bowler Cameron Bancroft. Cummins had played just two ODI’s for his country since 2023. The Proteas and Australia will play ODI’s in Durban, Johannesburg and Potchefstroom before the Tests in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town.
Cricket: Cummins will play ODIs against the Proteas to prepare for first Test series since Sandpapergate