The Australia cricket team toured South Africa, playing three Test matches and a three-match Twenty20 series against the South African national team from 12 February to 14 March 2014. On 3 March 2014, South African captain Graeme Smith announced that he would retire from international cricket after the third Test. Australia won the Test series 2–1 and the T20 series 2–0. Australian captain Michael Clarke scored 161 not out in the third Test playing with a fractured shoulder.

Michael John Clarke is an Australian former cricketer. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in both Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2011 and 2015, leading Australia to victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He also served as captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I) side between 2007 and 2010. With his time representing Australia, Clarke won multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the 2015 Cricket World Cup which he was the winning captain, and the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.