SYDNEY: South Africa captain Dean Elgar says delight and the chance to nonetheless qualify for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) closing can be two main driving components as they goal to bounce again from a crushing collection loss within the third and final Test in opposition to Australia starting right here on Wednesday.
The conflict on the SCG is a lifeless rubber because the hosts gained the primary two matches of the collection in Brisbane and Melbourne.
All that the South Africans can now hope for is a comfort victory, though a win may even preserve them alive within the hunt for a spot in that WTC decider later this yr.
Elgar and Co are presently positioned fourth behind the Australians, India and Sri Lanka, with a win in Sydney for the house aspect guaranteeing a spot within the closing.
“There’s plenty to play for,” the Proteas skipper advised the media forward of the sport.
“We’re playing for pride, we’re playing for a potential place in the WTC final. So we’ve also got a lot to play for.
“That’s an enormous incentive for us and for me you play each Test match prefer it’s your final and hopefully we will placed on a greater spectacle this time. We at all times need to play good Test cricket and be a thorn within the aspect of the opposition and we’ll be aiming to be higher once more this time.”
South Africa have been disappointing with the bat throughout the series, especially the top order. Barring some exceptions like Kyle Verreynne and Temba Bavuma, Elgar believes the batters need to do far better in this game.
Theunis de Bruyn will miss the match due to paternity leave, meaning there will be at least one change to the line-up.
“You cannot disguise in Test cricket and the highest 5 we clearly must discover a solution to cope with and negate the calls for of batting self-discipline in Test cricket,” Elgar explained.
“I feel Kyle’s been good for us at six and shifting him round I do not assume goes to assist us or assist him in any respect and I do not assume it is truthful.
“I think our only batting options are with those two (Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen) by squad composition.
“Rassie has fairly a little bit of expertise at Test degree and he can deliver rather a lot to the position and you then have a look at a man like Heinrich, who’s immensely gifted and perhaps he is deserving of an opportunity now, an prolonged probability as effectively. We’ll make these choices this afternoon,” he said.
The captain was also asked whether he had changed his perception about playing an extra batter instead of a frontline bowler.
“I’m nonetheless pondering in the direction of 6-5, however all choices are on the desk for us. To play seven batters could be an enormous name for us and an enormous ask for our bowling unit to clearly cowl these 4 spots.
“The workload has been pretty hectic on our fast bowlers of late, especially in the last Test where they really pushed quite a few numbers with regard to overs bowled. To expect them to come into a Test match and only have four bowlers, potentially only three seamers, is quite a big ask for them.
“But the choices are there, and we’ll make these choices by tonight,” Elgar concluded.
The conflict on the SCG is a lifeless rubber because the hosts gained the primary two matches of the collection in Brisbane and Melbourne.
All that the South Africans can now hope for is a comfort victory, though a win may even preserve them alive within the hunt for a spot in that WTC decider later this yr.
Elgar and Co are presently positioned fourth behind the Australians, India and Sri Lanka, with a win in Sydney for the house aspect guaranteeing a spot within the closing.
“There’s plenty to play for,” the Proteas skipper advised the media forward of the sport.
“We’re playing for pride, we’re playing for a potential place in the WTC final. So we’ve also got a lot to play for.
“That’s an enormous incentive for us and for me you play each Test match prefer it’s your final and hopefully we will placed on a greater spectacle this time. We at all times need to play good Test cricket and be a thorn within the aspect of the opposition and we’ll be aiming to be higher once more this time.”
South Africa have been disappointing with the bat throughout the series, especially the top order. Barring some exceptions like Kyle Verreynne and Temba Bavuma, Elgar believes the batters need to do far better in this game.
Theunis de Bruyn will miss the match due to paternity leave, meaning there will be at least one change to the line-up.
“You cannot disguise in Test cricket and the highest 5 we clearly must discover a solution to cope with and negate the calls for of batting self-discipline in Test cricket,” Elgar explained.
“I feel Kyle’s been good for us at six and shifting him round I do not assume goes to assist us or assist him in any respect and I do not assume it is truthful.
“I think our only batting options are with those two (Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen) by squad composition.
“Rassie has fairly a little bit of expertise at Test degree and he can deliver rather a lot to the position and you then have a look at a man like Heinrich, who’s immensely gifted and perhaps he is deserving of an opportunity now, an prolonged probability as effectively. We’ll make these choices this afternoon,” he said.
The captain was also asked whether he had changed his perception about playing an extra batter instead of a frontline bowler.
“I’m nonetheless pondering in the direction of 6-5, however all choices are on the desk for us. To play seven batters could be an enormous name for us and an enormous ask for our bowling unit to clearly cowl these 4 spots.
“The workload has been pretty hectic on our fast bowlers of late, especially in the last Test where they really pushed quite a few numbers with regard to overs bowled. To expect them to come into a Test match and only have four bowlers, potentially only three seamers, is quite a big ask for them.
“But the choices are there, and we’ll make these choices by tonight,” Elgar concluded.