JACQUES Kallis has been confirmed as South Africa captain in the absence of the injured Graeme Smith for tomorrow's NatWest Series match against England at The Oval.

Smith this morning had a meeting with a surgeon to ascertain the prognosis on his tennis elbow problem, after which he was ruled out of the rest of the series.

Kallis has captained his country in seven one-day internationals since 2006.

Kallis said he wants the team to “just relax” and play cricket following their 10-wicket defeat to England on Tuesday.

“We have got to come up and play some good cricket,” said Kallis.

“The pressure is on England to win the series. I think it's going to be a tough couple of games.”