South Africans have been dismissed 102 times in the last six tests they have played, starting with the match against New Zealand in Dunedin in March.
Only twice have those South Africans been able to raise their bats to acknowledge the crowd's appreciation for a century , and both times it has been Dean Elgar.
Elgar made 140 in the drawn match in Dunedin and 136 at The Oval, where England beat South Africa by 239 runs in the third test on Monday to take a 2-1 series lead.
Two out of 102? That gives SA a century-scoring percentage of 1.96% in the past five months. Might part of the problem be that South Africa have not played on a bona fide batting pitch in that time?
Coach Russell Domingo said: "If you ask the batsmen, they would say they want to bat in Potch and Kimberley every single weekend.
"The bowlers would like bowl at The Oval this past weekend or Wellington where it's nipped around, or the Wanderers on a green wicket.
"It's a catch-22. Your batting stats are always going to take a bit of a dive and your bowling stats are going to improve." - TimesLIVE
SA's batting woes exposed
South Africans have been dismissed 102 times in the last six tests they have played, starting with the match against New Zealand in Dunedin in March.
Only twice have those South Africans been able to raise their bats to acknowledge the crowd's appreciation for a century , and both times it has been Dean Elgar.
Elgar made 140 in the drawn match in Dunedin and 136 at The Oval, where England beat South Africa by 239 runs in the third test on Monday to take a 2-1 series lead.
Two out of 102? That gives SA a century-scoring percentage of 1.96% in the past five months. Might part of the problem be that South Africa have not played on a bona fide batting pitch in that time?
Coach Russell Domingo said: "If you ask the batsmen, they would say they want to bat in Potch and Kimberley every single weekend.
"The bowlers would like bowl at The Oval this past weekend or Wellington where it's nipped around, or the Wanderers on a green wicket.
"It's a catch-22. Your batting stats are always going to take a bit of a dive and your bowling stats are going to improve." - TimesLIVE
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