Kallis admits to frustration

Jacques Kallis says watching South African cricket stuck in the doldrums in recent years has been ‘frustrating’ but he was confident the Proteas would be restored to its former glory.

The South African great has been roped in to help with the turnaround as batting consultant. 

Kallis joined the squad for their camp in Pretoria ahead of the first Test of a four-match series against England from Boxing Day.

“It’s been a frustrating couple of years for everyone to see where South African cricket has dropped to,” Kallis said on Friday.

“It’s about getting into a system where I think it is on the way up, off the field things are getting taken care of, and we trust the guys that are involved to get us back to where we need to be.”

Kallis was among a host of drastic changes to the management with Mark Boucher as head coach and Charl Langeveldt appointed as bowling coach.

“From a cricketing point of view I want to get involved to get us back to where we belong among the top few sides in the world,” Kallis said.

“If I can help in that process, I would certainly love to do that. I’ve always said if I join something I want to leave it in a better place than when I joined.”