Proteas batter, Khaya Zondo, believed the final session of play on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground should have been halted because of bad light, hinting that the umpires' failure to do so cost him his wicket.
Skipper Elgar struggled again and was dismissed for 15 caught down the leg-side for the third time in the series, as he got himself in a horrible tangle against a short ball from Josh Hazlewood.
Zondo said Elgar hadn’t shown any visible signs of frustrations in the dressing room, and backed the beleaguered captain to turn things around. “He’s been in good spirits. I’ve been a captain at domestic level and I know what it can be like. If you are doing it at international level I’m sure it is 10 times heavier, but he is handling it well,” Zondo said.
“You can see he’s experienced at this level, and he knows the wheel will turn and he’s got to stick to his processes. The team will also gather more experience and come right at some stage. The sun will shine eventually, it won’t stay like this forever.”“We’ve got the day to bat, I’m sure we've done that before and I’m sure we’ll be able to do it tomorrow.”
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