Gilchrist ready for form turnaround

Adam Gilchrist is confident of reversing a worrying batting slump as Australia eye-ball South Africa in the third and final Test at the SCG. While Gilchrist's wicketkeeping has been so good Ian Healy recently rated it the best of his career, his run-scoring has been dramatically reduced and he has passed double figures only twice in his past five Tests.

"You go through three or four low scores and you say, 'Oh, nothing's wrong. It's no big deal'," he said in The Courier-Mail. "But it's continued on and it's definitely been the longest run of low scores I've had to endure in my international career. I desperately want runs but I don't feel pressure from anything external."

Gilchrist said his biggest frustration was finishing a game and knowing he had not contributed with the bat. "That's new for me," he said.

Focusing on wicketkeeping has helped Gilchrist through the slump. "I've always said that is my No. 1 job, and I stand by that," he said. "I have that belief [runs] will come eventually. Through my career if I have been batting well I have kept well. This is a nice scenario for me because the runs aren't coming but I feel like I'm managing the other side of things pretty well."