Marco Jansen expects hard work to pay off for South Africa

Marco Jansen in action [PC: Twitter]

South Africa are staring at a thumping defeat in the third and final Test against England. It was South Africa's first innings debacle that pushed the Proteas on the verge of a defeat.

The South African bowlers, however, kept things under check, with Marco Jansen picking his maiden fifer and downing the England batters under 169 in their first innings. 

Jansen, who also contributed with the bat, opened up about the hard work paying off sooner or later for Team South Africa.

Jansen opens up 

"Everyone can see the hard work that is going into it but unfortunately things haven’t gone our way,” 

"Everyone in the team works hard, is on the same track and working towards the same goal. Everyone is working hard behind the scenes, putting in the hours, putting in the work. I wouldn’t say I feel cheated out of a better ending. I feel at stages guys are getting closer."

After winning the Lord's Test handsomely, South Africa failed to seize Manchester Test, after suffering a batting collapse. 

Notably, England are just 33 runs away from winning the Oval Test, and subsequently the series. Talking about South Africa's plan against England going into the fifth day, Jansen said they don't really have a choice apart from getting early wickets. But, having said that, he accepted the fact that the hosts are clear favourites to win the contest. 

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