Faf's coin toss record is poor, but it's not the worst ...

Cape Town - Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis joined an exclusive - and unwanted - club when he lost the toss ahead of the third Test against England at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

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When England captain Joe Root correctly called Du Plessis' toss, it marked the SIXTH consecutive occasion that Du Plessis had been on the wrong end of the flip.

Du Plessis joined fellow South African captains Percy Sherwell (1906-10), Jack Cheetham (1954/55), Hansie Cronje (1999-2000) and Shaun Pollock (2001-02) on a half dozen Test toss losses.

Out in front?

Du Plessis' current 'boss', CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith, who, between 2008/09 lost the toss on no fewer than eight consecutive occasions.

On the assumption he plays, Du Plessis will have another chance to put an end to his lack of toss 'form' in the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers, starting on Friday, January 24.

Incidently, the captain with the most consecutive Test toss losses worldwide is former England skipper and current commentator on the SA v England Test series, Nasser Hussain, who lost 10 between 2000/01.

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- Compiled by Garrin Lambley

Most consecutive Test tosses lost by SA captains:
8 GC Smith 2008-09
6 PW Sherwell 1906-10
6 JE Cheetham 1954-55
6 WJ Cronje 1999-00
6 SM Pollock 2001-02
6 F du Plessis 2019-20

World record:
10 N Hussain 2000-01

— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats) January 16, 2020