Smith. ZZ. Started off superbly with a magnificent ton at Lord's but
later had the poor judgement to play a commanding, match-winning
century at Edgbaston. Still, his captaincy was suitably unimaginative.
McKenzie. ZZZZZ. Outdoing Smith in the First Test, McKenzie was
stupendously dull for the rest of the series.
Amla. ZZZZ. I think we can forgive him the couple of hours he spent
playing with freedom at The Oval: the series was already won, after
all, and the bowlers were spraying it a bit. Otherwise he played as
solidly as one could hope for.
Kallis. Z. His ianbility to spot a yorker led to his brief innings
being highly entertaing, and his bowling, while remaining the
customary inncuous medium pace stuff, took a number of wickets, which
meant that wasn't as dull as it should have been. One of his worst
series in recent memory.
Prince. ZZZZ. Coming along very nicely, playing some finely monotonous
innings.
De Villiers ZZZ. Had to overcome an unfortunate tendency to play
strokes, but managed to restrain himself masterfully during his big
innings at Headingley, at least until he was well past the ton.
Boucher. ZZZ. Another solid performance from the uninteresting keeper.
Morkel. ZZ. Fast, took some wickets and was wayward, so not m uch
sleep to be had while he was bowling.
Harris. ZZZZZ. A fine addition to the list of South Africa
non-spinning slow left-armers who have bored the arses off crowds
round th world, and a pleasingly dull batsman.
Steyn. Z. Bowled poorly enough to be less than intriguing in a couple
of spells.
Nel. -. Really lets the side down, because he seems incapable of being
boring.
Ntini. Z. Again, not one of life's natural so****ifics but managed to
unveil some under-paced, unthreatening spells in the early games.
Cheerzzzzz,
Mike
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