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By Michael Domain

South Africa will be aiming for a fifth successive Test series triumph when they take on the West Indies for the third time in South Africa, starting in Port Elizabeth on December 26.

There is the little matter of a Pro20 international between the sides in the same city tomorrow to start hostilities between the teams, and Windies captain Chris Gayle will be hoping for a victory in the shortest format to get his troops in the right frame of mind for a task which the great Brian Lara twice failed dismally at.

Lara led the Caribbean side here in 1998/99 and 2003/04, and the 5-0 and 3-0 Test series scorelines from those tours speak of a serious mismatch on both occasions.