Re: South Africa v Australia - touring squad
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Dont expect Johnson to provide the same terror as the Saffies are fed a diet of pace bowling and its going to get down to the 1%ers like who catches better in the field and if our tailenders can keep making runs to prop up the top order.
Johnson gave the Poms the heebie-jeebies so much they were shell-shocked into thinking every ball he bowled was a hand-grenade.
There is no way known that the Yarpies will fall for that trick and they will more than likely attack anything short or wide as their top order batsman are way more accomplished and talented.
This series is a defining one for our players with the bat, a number of them have suspect techniques and/or temperaments and they will be exposed under the bowling pressure from Steyn, Morkel & co.
Not expecting to win this series at all, in fact I'm prepared to rejoice at a drawn one actually.
Before the Ashes Cook, Bell, Trott and Pieterson were all very accomplished and talented.
Excactly, they are #2 ranked side in the world still...and for a reason over the last couple of years. Why is it that every side we beat are all of a sudden 2nd rate opposition ?.....and just wait until we play someone decent.......well, we just did.
Don't think for one minute that Kallis retiring will have no impact on the Saffers, that throws their batting order into disarray. Their batting against a pop gun Indian pace attack hasn't been all that wonderful, not to mention the balance of their bowling attack. Without him to bowl overs to allow Steyn & Morkel to rest, how will they fare now ?.
Yes our top order still didn't all fire at once this series, but for a change someone usually stood up and gave us a total to bowl at.....and it wasn't even Clarke most of the time ! That's a huge bonus after the last couple of series.
Our series against the Saffers have always been close ones recently, no matter how we've been travelling....I don't expect this one to be any different.
The image of Amla being bowled ducking a not very short ball will have been studied a few times by the likes of Johnson, Harris & Siddle that's for sure !
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