Australia will try to break an unenviable record against South Africa as they battle to keep the series alive in the second ODI tonight
Australia claims the unparalleled grip over them by South Africa in one-day cricket on Wednesday will have no impact on their must-win game against the Proteas at Bloemfontein.
South Africa's victory in Saturday's opener of the ODI series was its ninth in ten one-day matches against Australia, a streak that goes back to the start of their whitewash of the 5-0 series in 2016.
It's just the fourth time in Australia's proud ODI history that they have won just one game in 10 against the same nation; the mighty West Indies side inflicted such a run against Australia twice in the mid-1980s, while England also won nine out of 10 games against the Aussies between 2017 and 2018.
Australia need to win at Mangaung Oval on Wednesday to avoid what would be a sixth loss in their past eight ODI series against the Proteas, but assistant coach Andrew McDonald said the new faces in the squad make previous results "slightly irrelevant".
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South Africa's victory in Saturday's opener of the ODI series was its ninth in ten one-day matches against Australia, a streak that goes back to the start of their whitewash of the 5-0 series in 2016.
It's just the fourth time in Australia's proud ODI history that they have won just one game in 10 against the same nation; the mighty West Indies side inflicted such a run against Australia twice in the mid-1980s, while England also won nine out of 10 games against the Aussies between 2017 and 2018.
Australia need to win at Mangaung Oval on Wednesday to avoid what would be a sixth loss in their past eight ODI series against the Proteas, but assistant coach Andrew McDonald said the new faces in the squad make previous results "slightly irrelevant".
Australia's Qantas Tour of South Africa 2020
Australia T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitch Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Australia ODI squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (vc), Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
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