http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 praises bowlers – Cricket News Updates
South African pacer, Dale Steyn praised his fellow teammates after they guided the Proteas to a healthy position on the opening day of the first Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
On a seamer friendly track, Steyn was the leader with an outclass spell, where he removed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 to roar back to his best. While his performance has been appreciated by everyone, the 28-year-old was quick to praise his fellow bowlers, who managed to keep his opponents under considerable check.
It included a fiery piece of bowling spell from debutant, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, who grabbed his maiden wicket by removing opener, Phil Hughes with a full-pitched delivery, which enticed the left-hander to nick it behind the stumps.
The 26-year-old than got another two later in the day, where he first dismissed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842.
Steyn was quick to highlight that fact and praised his new-ball bowler while commenting, "He is a home-town boy here and he opens the bowling for the Cobras, so he knows what it's like to bowl in these conditions. He stepped up to the challenge on his debut and got a few http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Hunter-c1571, which is good for him."
There was another debut handed to Pakistani – born spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PL-Harris-c2193. After performing well in the World Cup 2011, the leg-spinner started the current domestic season in fine form, however, could not emulate this on the opening day.
In six overs he bowled, Tahir went for 26; however, Steyn believes that his importance will come in handy in the final days of the Test match.
“The last couple of Tests we played here boiled down to the last day and to us needing a genuine spinner to do the job for us," he said. "I'm not saying http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Mark-Harrison-c75241 [Paul Harris] wasn't the genuine spinner, just that I think Imran's time will come."
The tourists ended the day on 214 for 8, with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 going strong on 107.
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