Neil Harvey with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 age of 19, Harvey was the youngest player of the touring party—more than six and half years younger than all the other members of the squad. An attacking left-handed middle-order batsman, Harvey had become the youngest Australian to score a Test century, by making 153 in the Fifth Test against India in the preceding Australian summer. However, Harvey struggled early in the tour and had difficulty adapting to English conditions. After being omitted from the first-choice team in the early part of the tour, Harvey's performances improved with increasing familiarity with local conditions, and he was called into the team
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1993–94 aged 38. Dean Jones, who did not play in any of the Test matches on the tour, also retired from international cricket at the end of the series. Bowler Damien Fleming was included for the ODI portions of the tour only, with Merv Hughes not considered for these matches. The South African team was captained by Kepler Wessels who had recovered from an injury sustained during the tour of Australia. Wessels was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995. The three Test series was played between 4 and 29 March. Australian Steve Waugh was