Elgar said he had told his side to play with courage and to push themselves to the limit, as South Africa go in search of a fourth consecutive series win on Australian soil.
The 36-year-old remains nominally in Australia's plans for the tour of India in February but is under pressure to perform in the three-match series starting at the Gabba on Saturday after struggling against a modest West Indies attack.
The United States justified their status as favourites to outclass Italy in a one-sided final at the inaugural United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday.
South Africa dug deep to deny Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, finally finding some fight on the final day of a miserable tour.
Warner in our plans for India tour: Australia coach
Australia reduced South Africa to 149 for six at the close of play on the fourth day of the rain-disrupted third Test on Saturday after declaring on 475/4 in pursuit of a victory that would give them a 3-0 series sweep.
Buttler had produced a Player of the Match performance in the dramatic 20-run victory over New Zealand
Pacer Navdeep Saini and uncapped Saurabh Kumar were named as replacements for injured Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja.
Australia took 90 minutes to complete formalities, with Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc sharing five of the last six West Indies wicket.
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the SCG on Wednesday.
Erskine said he had told Warner to keep quiet so that everyone could move on from the scandal.
Brisbane becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.
South Africa in trouble at 58-4 in 'Boxing Day' Test
Naib, who is a travelling reserve, was named as a replacement after Zazai was ruled out due to an abdominal muscle strain.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is under pressure to produce a pitch that delivers a fairer contest between bat and ball in the Boxing Day Test
New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox remembered a "typically Warnie moment" at Dunhill last year, the last time they played together.
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Australia completed a six-wicket victory within two days in the first Test against South Africa on Sunday as the Proteas crumbled on a green Gabba wicket that played straight into the home bowlers' hands.
Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home side's bowlers dominated on a green Gabba wicket on Saturday.
The report into the investigation has not been made publicly available, with CA citing confidentiality, and the information vacuum has been filled by speculation and innuendo as the years rolled on.
The bowling stocks looks good, but the major concern will be around the batting line-up, which struggled on the recent tour of England.
Despite the rivalry between the two teams, Mohammad Shami turned into a left-hander as he shared a few tips with the Pakistani youngster.
'It required a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication to be back, but the journey to Australia has been thoroughly rewarding.'
Earlier in the tournament, the Indian team had some issues with the kind of menu that was decided by the ICC. It didn't suit the players' tastebuds.
The 31-year-old left-hander, who was arrested on Sunday ahead of the team's departure from Australia, was denied bail by a local court in Sydney on Monday, even as the SLC suspended him from all forms of the game with immediate effect.
Kyrgios added that he had been in communication with Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley and United Cup tournament director Stephen Farrow about his injury.
The win over Ireland saw New Zealand grab the top spot with seven points and a net runrate of +2.113.
Defending champions Australia are grappling with injury concerns to three key players, including captain Aaron Finch who is uncertain to lead the side in their crucial T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday.
Under Ravi Shastri's tutelage, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia when they upset the hosts 2-1 in 2018-19 before winning their second successive series two years later.
'Credit to the way England played, they put us under pressure. They played beautifully, hats-off to England, they were clinical.'
England survived Glenn Phillips's late onslaught to beat group leaders New Zealand by 20 runs
Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out of the semi-final race at the T20 World Cup
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Beers in hand, the 'super troopers' were all smiles as Finch clobbered three sixes during his match-winning knock -- the Aussie now has the 3rd highest number of sixes in T20Is, a dizzying 125 sixes.
The 35-year-old Aaron Finch, who had suffered a hamstring injury in 2016 as well, left the field early during Ireland's chase, which ended at 137 all out in 18.1 overs.
England's hopes of reaching the semi-finals would suffer a heavy blow if the Brisbane weather refuses to play ball.
Australia have amassed a string of explosive batters in their lineup but Finch said the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David could play the anchor's role as well.
"We know that Bangladesh is a quality side, so we're definitely going to have to bring our A-game tomorrow. The guys obviously got their tails up. We've got a lot of confidence obviously with the win against Pakistan, but we just know how fragile this game is and how quickly it can turn around,"
For England, it was their second successive game that was affected by rain.
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