Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced a programme of international matches in all three formats of the game against Australia and Sri Lanka for the 2011-12 summer season.
Australia will play two Test matches, three ODIs and two T20 International matches in October and November while Sri Lanka will tour during the holiday season of December and January for three-Test matches and five ODIs.
The Proteas complete its summer with a tour to New Zealand.
"Any series between Australia and the Proteas is always something to be savoured," commented CSA CEO Gerald Majola, "and fans can look forward to a repeat of the excitement, quality and entertainment that we witnessed the last time the teams met in head-to-head series in the 2008-09 season.
"There were stunning bowling performances from Dale Steyn and Mitchell Johnson, JP Duminy's remarkable entry into Test match cricket and outstanding batting from the likes of Ricky Ponting and AB de Villiers.
"Australia is currently the No. 1 ranked team in the world in ODI cricket and their Test team is also highly competitive.
"Unfortunately time constraints prevent us from playing more than two Tests against Australia this time around. In this regard I would like to stress that Test cricket remains in our view the ultimate pinnacle of the game. There is room for all three formats and they complement one another in an outstanding overall package.
"The aim is to play a four-match Test series when Australia next tour in February and March of 2014. This will make up for the extra Test not being played on this year's tour.
"Sri Lanka will come to South Africa for a full tour for the first time since 2002. They reached the final of the last two ICC Cricket World Cups which speaks for itself about the quality of their side.
"Over the years they have brought a rich diversity to the game in addition to producing outstanding cricketers and we all look forward to seeing the likes of Lasith Malinga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Ajantha Mendis in action."
Australia in South Africa
| Date | Fixture | Type | Venue |
| Oct 13 Thu (D/N) | South Africa v Australia | 1st Int T20 | Cape Town |
| Oct 16 Sun | South Africa v Australia | 2nd Int T20 | Johannesburg |
| Oct 19 Wed (D/N) | South Africa v Australia | 1st ODI | Centurion |
| Oct 23 Sun | South Africa v Australia | 2nd ODI | Port Elizabeth |
| Oct 28 Fri (D/N) | South Africa v Australia | 3rd ODI | Durban |
| Nov 01-04 Tue-Fri | South Africa 'A' v Australia | 4-Day Tour Match | Potchefstroom |
| Nov 09-13 Wed-Sun | South Africa v Australia | 1st Test Match | Cape Town |
| Nov 17-21 Thu-Mon | South Africa v Australia | 2nd Test Match | Johannesburg |
Sri Lanka in South Africa
| Date | Fixture | Type | Venue |
| Dec 09-11 Fri-Sun | South Africa 'A' v Sri Lanka | 3-Day Tour Match | Benoni |
| Dec 15-19 Thu-Mon | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 1st Test Match | Centurion |
| Dec 26-30 Mon-Fri | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 2nd Test Match | Durban |
| Jan 03-07 Tue-Sat | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 3rd Test Match | Cape Town |
| Jan 11 Wed (D/N) | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 1st ODI | Paarl |
| Jan 14 Sat | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 2nd ODI | East London |
| Jan 17 Tue (D/N) | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 3rd ODI | Bloemfontein |
| Jan 20 Fri (D/N) | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 4th ODI | Kimberley |
| Jan 22 Sun | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 5th ODI | Johannesburg |
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