England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes in Perth on Friday with the visitors looking to wrestle back the urn for the first time since 2015.
Captain Mitchell Santner delivered late fireworks with the bat as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday to win the series.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma struck a confident tone despite seeing fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ruled out of the second and final Test against India in Guwahati.