South Africa will have a three-day warm-up in Perth before the opening of the three-Test series at the WACA from December 17, and another practice match is planned for Hobart in the lead-up to Boxing Day. There is no major fixture for Hobart, which hosted the second Australia-Sri Lanka Test in 2007-08.

The Proteas will then face Australia in two Twenty20 fixtures before the start of the five-match one-day series between the world's two top-ranked teams.

The first Twenty20 International will be played on 11th January 2009 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.