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Teenage fast bowler Patrick Cummins has fracture on the scene so rapidly that Australia T20 captain, Cameron White, has not yet seen him in action.
"It's attractive thrilling. I saw him bowl in a couple of games on television. Anyone who bowls at 150 (kilometres an hour) is pretty good to watch," White said on Sunday at an arrival media meeting ahead of two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa.
"I'm not a big cricket watcher on TV when I'm not playing but those kinds of players keep you really involved in the game," added White of the 18-year-old from New South Wales.
"I haven't played with Pat before so I'm really looking forward to seeing him in the flesh and out on the ground. He's got some actually good pace," he added.
Cummins and several other Australians will have to make a quick change after playing in the Champions League Twenty20 in India in front of the first match next to South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.
The second match is at the Wanderers in Johannesburg next Sunday.
"It's not ideal," said White. "But those guys have been playing cricket whereas some of the other guys haven't play much because we're pending out of our winter in Australia."
White cited opening batsman David Warner, who finished his Nokia Champions League movement with two consecutive centuries.
"David has had some good achievement against the Protease and he's one of many risky batsmen we have. It's better coming from some hard, spirited cricket than just preparing in the nets."
White said that even though it was a young Australian team they had set their sights on winning both matches.
"We've picked the best Twenty20 side we've got obtainable. South Africa is a great team.
"They're inactive a couple of players and (injured captain) AB de Villiers will be missed because he's a fantastic player, but there's no uncertainty they'll be very tough to beat."
White has only been chosen for the Twenty20 matches and is not in the squad for the three one-day internationals and two Tests that follow.
"It's just the way it is," he said. "There are only two Twenty20 games in this series so we'll try and do our best in a short stay."
Australian Twenty20 squad: Cameron White (capt), Shane Watson, Doug Bollinger, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Stephen O'Keefe, James Pattinson, Steven Smith, Matthew Wade (wkt), David Warner
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