Ashwell Prince has warned Australia that South Africa will be going for a clean sweep when the two teams meet in the third Test in Sydney.
The Proteas vice-captain has only given himself a 60% chance of playing in the Test due to a thumb injury which has kept him out of the series so far.
"Momentum is important and we certainly don't want to give it back to them." Prince said.
"We have just come off a tour of England where we led 2-0 and were then a bit disappointing in the final Test,
"We don't want to make the same mistakes and this third Test is obviously important for the rest of the summer. We still have three Tests to play against them at home and to win this (third) Test will obviously keep the momentum with us."
He added: "We have come a long way as a team," Prince said.
"We have won in most countries in the last year to 18 months. The only place we didn't win was India where we came away with a draw.
"The guys are very confident of their own ability and very proud of what they have achieved and we are looking forward to build on that and go from strength to strength.
"The captain has already said that Australia set the standard over a decade and obviously we don't want to dip after winning one series. We want to sustain that level of performance for a long period of time."
