Re: Australia v Sth Africa

Steven Davies-Morris <sdavmor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Forget the wickets Steyn took. Against England he dropped short far
> too often and his line was frequently off. I fully expect him to be
> much better down under than he was in England (hello world's #1 fast
> bowler), but I agree with Mike's general point. Should Steyn bowl the
> same brand of "B" grade spells vs Oz he'll be blasted into kingdom 
> come.  Which I don't think will be the case.
> 
> In fact I'd like to see both Steyn and Lee be the cat amongst the
> pigeons. I hope that both of them have their tails up and frequently
> thud the ball into the opposition batsmen on the torso/helmet at
> around 95mph. Lots of glaring, posturing and pointed comments. If
> so it should be both entertaining and a demonstration of "que es mas
> macho?".
> 
> While the Kiwis swung/seamed the ball effectively I really thought a
> heavy dose of Bond flat out into the Oz batters' ribs would have made
> for a much more engaging contest. I look forward to seeing Steyn (and
> Morkel) provide a bit of genuine pace ooomph that neither NZ, or India
> for that matter, could deliver.
> 
> It should be a very good brawl of a series IMO.  Bring it on.

The thing with pitches in aus is they are all so different. They're 
playing in Perth-Melbourne-Sydney. They can learn from how the Indians 
bowled last year in Perth. The tendency is to bowl too short because of 
the bounce, Ponting in particular will take them to the cleaners if they 
do. For bowlers who haven't been to Aus before it's very difficult to get 
the right length. The series can often be over before the touring side 
gets the idea.