In August 2023, South Africa will host Australia for five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals in place of the three Tests that were originally scheduled for March 2021 but had to be postponed due to Covid-19. Test matches, which were part of the World Test Championship cycle from 2019 to 2021, are planned to be phased out in favour of these eight white-ball matches, mostly in preparation for the 2023 ODI World Cup.