Test to T20 no big deal: Di Venuto

Australia batting coach Michael Di Venuto is confident the three players in both the Test and Twenty20 touring squads in South Africa will flick the switch with ease.

Shane Watson, David Warner and Brad Haddin were part of Australia’s classic 245-run victory in Cape Town that sealed their first Test series win on foreign soil since April, 2012.

The next day the three were on the plane to Port Elizabeth, with coach Darren Lehmann putting the final touches on his plans for the coming Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh.

Lehmann will have three T20 clashes with South Africa to help his charges prepare for the event in Dhaka, the only major cricket title so-far eluding Australia.

Part of that will be making a quick transition from the sport’s longest format to its shortest.

Di Venuto has no doubts it will be seamless, especially with Watson, Warner and Haddin all naturally aggressive with the bat.

“They’re highly-skilled players and it’s pretty easy for them to adapt these days,” Di Venuto told AAP.

“Because they’re used to it, they play it (Twenty20) all the time.

“Obviously we had a good Twenty20 series in Australia (a 3-0 win over England), so there’s a lot of confidence within the group.”

Glenn Maxwell threatened to rip off a net bowler’s hand with a fearsome drive in the side’s final training session before Sunday’s T20 clash at St George’s Park.

Di Venuto had to similarly keep his wits about him while giving his T20 sluggers some throwdowns.

“They enjoy clearing the fence. They enjoy hitting it hard, so it always comes back very hard,” he said.

“I haven’t quite got to the helmet stage yet, while I’ve still got my reflexes I’m backing myself to catch them.”

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