Reverse swing was key to South Africa's 231-run victory in the second Test in Port Elizabeth, as the hosts ripped through Australia's batting order in the second innings, taking 90-9 on Sunday to level the series at 1-1 heading to the decider, starting Saturday.
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The 36-year-old opener made what he suggested was a career-saving century in Australia's second innings but played down suggestions he handles the old ball better than his teammates.
Reverse swing has often led to Australia's downfall in the past decade and Rogers admitted Darren Lehmann's side are no better at facing it than their predecessors.
"I guess so," Rogers said on Tuesday, when asked if reverse swing was a constant in Test losses to England, India and South Africa over the past 12 months.
"It suited the opposition against us and we have to get better (at facing reverse swing), no doubt.
"But that's a challenge for us and the more times we face it, the better we'll get."
But Rogers remains confident Australia can bounce back from the loss in Port Elizabeth.
"All it's going to take is a couple of individual performances I think, to give us momentum and, as we've seen in the first couple of Tests, if you get momentum... you can really make it count," he said.
Rogers made 107 in the second innings at St George's Park, keeping Australia in the match before their collapse.
The veteran, who has been a late bloomer at Test level, claimed it was a crucial century for his career, reiterating his belief that Australia's selectors will have less patience with him than a younger player who goes through a lean patch.
"As I've said before, I think two bad games for me is probably flirting with disaster, so there was a little bit of pressure on me," Rogers said.
Rogers, who had failed to reach double figures in his previous three innings in South Africa, said his ability to handle reverse swing may have been honed during his many seasons playing county cricket in England but claimed the most important factor was that he had got himself settled at the crease.
"The fact that I was already in and was probably 50 or so by the time it reversed, I think that helped massively," Rogers said.
"I think coming in fresh against reverse swing is as hard as it gets. So that was probably the thing that helped me the most.
"I've had a fair bit of it in England, I've probably played a fair bit of it, so, I don't know, maybe my technique works well against it."