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Jacques Kallis, the legendary South African all-rounder, is of the opinion that England and South Africa possess two of the world’s best bowling attacks and said that the forthcoming series between the two countries will test the players’ skills.
The first of the three-match battle will commence tomorrow at the Oval, with the home team’s number one Test ranking pledged. The Test series will be followed by five ODIs and three T20 Internationals, before both the sides begin their bid to clinch the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in September/October.
Most of the game’s pundits believe that the series between the Poms and the Proteas will have another battle within itself, with the two bowling attacks looking to prove their superiority.
In the previous years, the Proteas’ bowling attack was criticised for being one dimensional; however, the inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, the Pakistan-born right-arm leg-spinner has added potency to their line-up.
Kallis understands that both the sides’ are evenly matched in the bowling department and only time will decide the better unit. The great cricketer however, is confident about his team’s bowling attack, which is lead by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753.
"The two attacks are as good as there is in world cricket at the moment. It's going to be interesting to see who comes out on top,” the all-rounder expressed. “We've got a nice balanced attack now, covering most surfaces and conditions. We've performed well
of late and have gained a lot of confidence through that."
On the other side of the coin, the Poms have four world-class operators in shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501. The 36-year-old admitted that the Proteas will have to be at their very best with the bat to counter the Poms
but feels that severe competition is something which makes Test cricket so special.
Kallis added, "This is why you play Test cricket: to test yourself against the best and be put in tough, tense situations. I'm sure the series it will be played the way cricket should be played - hard but in the right spirit."
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