http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Anthony-Holding-c75756 analyses the England and South African bowling attack – Part One – Cricket News Update
Talking about the forthcoming series between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, the former fast bowling great, Michael Holding, was all praise for the visitors’ bowling attack but thinks that the spinners will not have a major role to play in the battle.
The first Test between the two countries will start on Thursday at the Oval, which will be followed by encounters at Headingly and the Lord’s.
The Proteas and the Poms have two of the strongest bowling units in the world, especially in the English conditions, where the ball tends to move in the air as well as off the track. Most of the cricket analysts believe that the side which bowls better in
the series will emerge victorious.
Dale Steyn, who is undisputedly the world’s best fast bowler, is expected to be South Africa’s trump card in the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753 to turn matches around.
Holding believes, Morkel, who is yet to fulfil his true potential at the world stage, will be key for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473 and company in the upcoming series because of his height. The lanky bowler also got the Purple Cap (for being the highest wicket-taker) in
the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
“Steyn is a fantastic bowler who leads the South African bowling attack very well, but the South African pace attack as a unit is not totally reliant upon http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409,” says Holding. “They have Morne Morkel too who is a good bowler. In addition the South
Africans have Vernon Philander who has come into the team done very well.”
The former great feels that the Pakistan-born leg-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, can also trouble the home team’s batsmen but thinks that the current climate in England will not support slow bowlers.
“The South Africans in addition to the three pronged pace attack have leg spinner Imran Tahir in their ranks but unless the weather improves, I don’t see the spinners having too much of an effect on this upcoming series,” the legendary fast bowler added.
To be continued ...
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