A Kagiso Rabada send-off may still be ringing in his ears but Australia's Chris Lynn is relishing the threat posed by South Africa's feared attack in their Twenty20 international on the Gold Coast.
Master blaster Lynn admitted he would need time to adjust after the Proteas bowlers asked some serious questions in Australia's recent 2-1 one-day series loss.
Most notably express paceman Rabada, who delivered a fearsome spray after claiming Lynn for a whirlwind 44 in the second ODI in Adelaide.
The Proteas give the impression they have worked out Lynn, pouring more pressure on the 28-year-old after misfiring in the ODI series with 59 runs at 19.66.
But Lynn insisted he had no complaints.
""We haven't got the results on the board and I haven't personally, but I'm loving every minute of it," Lynn said.
"You work out very quickly who you are as a player and where you've got to get better (against South Africa).
"It's going to take a while to adjust, but the change room's happy.
"I want to make sure I'm having fun, that's the main thing. I'm certainly doing that at the moment, even though results haven't gone our way."
Lynn has turned heads with his exploits in T20 leagues around the world but has rarely shone for Australia.
He showed a glimpse when he thrashed Rabada for a six and three fours in as many balls at the second ODI before the South African quick got his man caught behind slashing at another for a run on 44.
Then he let Lynn know about it in a lively sendoff.
But South African captain Faf du Plessis hinted his side had worked Lynn out after keeping the big hitting Queenslander largely in check in the ODIs.
"You certainly felt that when he came out with a new ball and bit of swing and bit of assistance from the pitch that you could get him off because he goes so hard at the ball," du Plessis said.
"The second game when he got some runs you could see he was targeting KG (Rabada).
"We thought even if he is going to get a few boundaries there is still an opportunity to get him out if he is looking to put some pressure on."
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