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In 16 matches since being named full time captain in 2021, Elgar has led the Proteas to nine wins and six defeats — four of which have come in the past five matches — along with Sunday’s draw in Sydney.
The left-handed batter had a wretched series, averaging just 9.33 in the six innings and losing his wicket to legside catches on four occasions.
“I’ll accept once, maybe twice, but the third time is something that highly irritates me, it’s obviously something different,” he said about his dismissals in the series.
“Generally you have a way of going out and bowlers target that but this is something new. Ten years into a Test career, it is obviously foreign territory for me. You could say it is sh*t luck or not, I will have an open mind around it and have a look,” said Elgar.
The Proteas hung on for a draw in the final Test at the SCG during which the third day was washed out. They were bowled out for 255 in their first innings on Sunday, a deficit of 220 runs, allowing Pat Cummins to enforce the follow-on.
But thanks to Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer’s eighth-wicket partnership of 85, they took enough time out of the match to ensure that, despite some poor performances with the bat in the past few months, they keep an Australian clean sweep at bay.
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