A Golden era for the Proteas ?

Mike Wills writes:

South African cricket is experiencing a
Dickensian moment, simultaneously the best of times and the worst of times and
adds that a potentially golden era for the Proteas is in the
offing.

It is amazing how virtually all teams are suffused with optimism at the start of a season. Unerringly the season ends in shambles for most of them, with Australia being the exception as always.