01-01-2018, 01:09 PM
(12-31-2017, 05:14 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Not sure I agree on true fast bowling....Steyn has had it all over our blokes IMO, anyone who bowls outswingers on the money at 145-150km is going to worry you..Morkel and Philander we have covered but not DS.
We have been fortunate this present era has had few genuine quick opposing bowlers......I think the Saffies success in Aus is down to Steyn who can reverse swing the ball like no one else and takes the big wickets but lucky for us he is on the way out. England cleaned up the Saffies in England so I dont think that speaks well of the SA form and I would expect us to win unless we get an injury to one main quick...pity Pattinson cant get on the park...dont see Bird, Sayers etc providing much back up, prefer to see Jason Behrendorff on tour than Bird..
I'd stick with Khawaja at 3......
Maybe but we have 3 quicks and we've never been too bad against Steyn, especially, surprisingly when we've faced him in South Africa. He averages 27.5 against us and has a good strike rate but we take him for 3.6 runs an over on average too. He plays better against us in Australia than he does at home. It's strange how they beat us here but we beat them there. At bats and bowlers seem to revel playing there. Their pitches suit us.