'No complacency'
Stand-in South African captain Dean Elgar said on Thursday he had given a "blunt message" to his players ahead of the third and final Test against Pakistan, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
"I spoke to the team yesterday and I told them that any complacency needs to be ironed out," said Elgar, who is standing in for the suspended Faf du Plessis. Elgar said South Africa were determined to complete a 3-0 clean sweep against the tourists.
There is a personal reason for Elgar to get a win as captain. His only previous international captaincy was in the first Test against England at Lord's in 2017 when Du Plessis flew home to be at the birth of his first child.
South Africa were beaten in that match and Elgar admitted that he found the experience "chaotic".
"It was the start of a very big series with all the hype and media commitments, so I wasn't really able to enjoy it," he said.
"This time we've got the series in the bag and although it's still a massive goal to win 3-0 there is a little less stress. I'm hoping to enjoy this experience."
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali said that although his team were disappointed to have lost the series, they hoped to bring their "A game" to the Wanderers.
"Every Test match you play outside (the UAE) is important for us. Hopefully we can win this Test match and it will be very good for us, especially with the one-dayers coming up."
Pakistan play a series of five one-day internationals after the Tests.
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