Frustrated Elgar finds satisfaction in the long haul

“It was bloody really just pissing me off a little bit.”

In between mouthfuls of one of the media’s post-play pies (which he nicked), Dean Elgar told us what he really thought about reaching a sixth Test century, one match after squandering two good starts in the Port Elizabeth Test.

The thing about Elgar is that he is hard on himself. In his 31st Test, he averages under 40 and he wants to change that. He wants to be more consistent as he continues to establish himself as South Africa’s senior opener and he has been consulting widely on how to do that.

“I’ve tended to get a hundred early in the series and then I don’t get on – I get these stupid 20s and 30s and 40s, which are highly frustrating. I know that’s not my character,” Elgar said. “I had some chats with the Titans coach and some input from guys who aren’t in our squad.”

Since returning home from Australia, where Elgar scored a century in Perth and then tapered off, …

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