The anticipation for Australia's clash with South Africa has reached fever pitch on the eve of the four-Test series sa vs aus in Durban. Fearsome bowling attacks and world-class batters go head to head in a series that promises to be anything but dull. How to Watch For New Zealand cricket fans, we have some exciting news. The South Africa v Australia Test series will be live streamed exclusively for New Zealand viewers through the Cricket Network Live Pass. Kiwis can download the Cricket Network app from the or viaor watch on desktop via the Cricket Network match centre. Viewers in Australia fortunate enough to have a subscription to Fox Sports will be able to watch the Test series live on Foxtel. There will be no free-to-air broadcast with Cricket South Africa selling the Australian broadcast rights to Fox Sports. There's no confirmed broadcast for Sa vs aus Zealand yet, but watch this space. Check local guides for other regions. Intense rivalry set to resume in South Africa Free Live Radio Streaming. And great news for Australian cricket fans, you will be able to hear a radio call on cricket. Highlights, reports, behind the scenes Cricket. Joined by Callum Kanoniuk, the pair have been producing regular video packages 'In case you played and missed it' that deliver everything you need to know in handy snippet-sized form. Coming of age for tearaway Cummins The expert sa vs aus Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has joined the Cricket Network stable for this Test series, and will be providing exclusive insight, analysis and opinion on the nip and tuck of the series every day from the Tests. A Proteas legend, he captained South Africa in 109 of his 117 Tests, and faced Australia 21 times and has x-rays of broken hands to prove it. Now an insightful commentator, 'Biff' will add a new dimension to the series for Cricket Network viewers and readers. Johnson pays his respects to brave Protea The fixtures First Test Kingsmead, Durban, March 1-5. Second Test St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, March 9-13. Third Test Newlands, Cape Town, March 22-26. Fourth Test Wanderers, Johannesburg, March 30-April 3. Australia: Steve Smith cDavid Warner vcCameron Bancroft, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Jhye Richardson, Chadd Sayers, Mitchell Starc. There was a fair bit of rust-shedding and fine-tuning by the Aussies in their one and only warm-up match. It was an official first-class match, with Pat Cummins reacquainting himself with South Africa well in his first match in the country since his debut Test in 2011, taking 4-32 and hitting an unbeaten 59, interestingly batting at No. The South Africa A batsmen might suggest the Aussie spearhead was miffed by his demotion as he rampaged through them with 4-46 in a spell of searing pace and bounce. There is a serious drought afflicting Cape Town, venue for the third Test, starting March 22. The rest of the country remains unaffected but it is a very serious issue for the city. The Western Province Cricket Association has been working towards making Newlands a 'water neutral' venue that does not rely on municipal water, instead using groundwater from a borehole to prepare the field for play. All amateur cricket fixtures were cancelled in the region in a bid to save water. The situation will continue to be monitored but, at this stage, does not seem likely to prevent the Test going ahead. Last time they met Australia and South Africa have a funny record, with each struggling to hold any sort of home advantage. On South Africa's last trip Down Under sa vs aus 2016 a rampant Proteas attack met an Australian side in flux, and it wasn't pretty. After defeat in Perth, the Hobart shellacking was a nadir for Australia at home, and it sparked a round of blood-letting. The home side rebounded to win under lights at Adelaide to start sa vs aus course correction. Flashback: A Hobart horror story The last time they met in South Africa, however, was a humdinger of a series. Mitchell Johnson and David Warner at the peak of sa vs aus powers, and Steve Smith coming into his own. The Aussies stormed the gates at Centurion before the Proteas hit back in Port Elizabeth. It set up one of the great Tests of modern times in Cape Town. Warner hit centuries in each innings, a feat unbelievably overshadowed. Firstly Michael Clarke's courageous innings to put his body on the line, literally, of a short-pitched barrage that left him with a fractured collarbone as he posted an unbeaten 161. And then, as things got very heated as the match stretched into the fifth afternoon, Ryan Harris, bad knee and all, summoned an almighty effort to drag Australia to a famous victory. Harris's epic inside tale of 2014 Cape Town decider Form Guide Both sides have been playing white ball cricket immediately before this series, but they also won their previous Test series. Australia were far too good for England and won the Ashes 4-0 at home, while South Africa overcame India 2-1 in an entertaining series that was played on some interesting pitches. Since then, India dominated in 50- and 20-over cricket and while the Aussies were hounded in the 50-over game by England, several of the Test stars have had time off since while David Warner captained a team full of the Big Bash League's best to a T20 tri-series win in New Zealand. Only one other man has had a higher Test batting rating in the history of the game than what Smith holds right now, and that was The Don. Key match-up: Steve Smith v Kagiso Rabada Emotional farewell South Africa quick Morne Morkel has already announced this will be his final series in Test cricket, and will retire from the international game after the fourth Test in Johannesburg.
