[1][2] The ODI matches formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (which Australia won).

[8] In December 2020, South Africa's One Day International (ODI) series against England was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[9] As a result, both cricket boards were looking at contingency plans for the Test series, including the possibility of playing the matches in Perth or the United Arab Emirates.

[25] Initially, Glenn Maxwell was set to miss the ODI series to return home for the birth of his first child.

[27] [28] On the day of first T20I, Tanveer Sangha was added to Australia's T20I Squad, after Adam Zampa couldn't play due to illness.