South Africa tour of Australia, 2008-09

South Africa's triumphant squad returned home to a terrific reception on Saturday and coach Mickey Arthur said the pressure would be on his players when Australia visit for a return series next month.

Mitchell Johnson expectedly returns to the Australian squad for the remaining three ODIs against the Proteas while opener David Warner has been retained as well.

Australian hard-hitting batsman David Warner is all set to make his debut at the Bellerive Oval on Sunday.

Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has been ruled out of the opening two ODIs of the Commonwealth Bank ODI series against South Africa after after scans revealed early stages of mild stress on his left foot.

South African cricket captain Graeme Smith plans to hold off surgery for a chronic tennis elbow injury until after next month's home test series with Australia, he said on Thursday.

After being recalled into the ODI and T20 squads for the upcoming South Africa series, Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait is now eyeing a comeback into the Test squad.

Out-of-form Australian opener Matthew Hayden was not named in the T20 and ODI squads for the upcoming series in Australia even as speculation over his Test future grows.

For the second year in a row, the Sydney Cricket Ground played host to the most dramatic of Test matches, the result of which was only decided in the penultimate over of the day.

Australian bowling spearhead Brett Lee will miss up to 10 weeks of international cricket due to foot and ankle problems thus effectively ruling him out of the South Africa tour which starts in February.

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has been ruled out of this month's one-day series against Australia because of an ongoing elbow injury, coach Mickey Arthur said.