Proteas women look to start afresh ahead of England T20 series as Commonwealth looms

Proteas skipper Sune Luus says the squad will take an added boost after including batter Mignon du Preez and seamer Masabata Klaas for the T20 series against England.

The Proteas had a horrid ODI campaign, where they were clean swept 3-0 by the hosts in the three one-dayers.

However, the focus now shifts to the shortest format of the game, with two major T20 events on the horizon: next week's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and next year's T20 Women's World Cup in South Africa.

While the Proteas cannot dismiss the ODI series performance, lessons have been learnt, with Luus revealing a lot of cricket chats occurred before Thursday's first T20 in Chelmsford.

"The talks are to stay positive, we're going into a new series now, so whatever happened in the ODI series, we can just leave it there and start fresh for the T20 series," Luus told reporters on Wednesday.

"And having a positive mind since we have a couple of games left before heading into the Commonwealth Games.

"We didn't perform to the best of our ability, but we're taking lessons out of that. There are a lot of young players out here and games like that will set you up for the future and gain experience.

"But we're a strong group of girls and have a strong mindset. We had good chats on our day off."

The three T20Is against England this week see the return of star batter Du Preez, who retired from Test and ODI cricket after the Proteas' semi-final loss at the Women's World Cup.

It also includes Klaas, who has recovered from her shoulder injury, which kept her out of South Africa's Ireland tour and the England Test and ODI series.

"It's always nice having Mignon and Masabata back, they're experienced campaigners and will bring lots of energy after not being here. They'll