Vernon Philander content with his bowling at the Oval – Cricket News Update
South African fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, maintained that he “bowled really well” in the first Test against England, hoping to keep that trend in the remaining matches by finding different ways to take wickets.
Touted as battle between two of the cricket’s best bowling attack, the Proteas clearly held advantage following some exceptional display during the opening game at the Oval, bowling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 twice to take the honours by an innings and 12 runs.
While it was evident that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 would be the main man for the tourists, the unbelievable success achieved by Philander in his short career made him another key weapon in the Proteas armoury.
Since making his debut last year, Philander’s career has taken lofty heights, and all that too in just seven matches. He began with a Player of the Match performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, claiming 8 for 78, and followed that up with another five-for in the
second Test - leading him to the Player of the Series accolade.
His then tormented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 by adding 21 more wickets to his already rising tally. In short, he had become the fastest player in over a century to claim
50 Test scalps, aided by six five-fors.
His eighth career game; somewhat, did not go as planned – on an individual basis - after he managed just two scalps at the Oval, whereas his teammates, the likes of Steyn, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528, all fared better. However, Philander was satisfied with
his performance, and added that he was working on different methods to make full use of the Duke Ball, which softens quickly.
"I beat the bat on numerous occasions and there were a lot of nicks that didn't carry,” he said.
"It's a bit slippery with the newish nut and as soon as it gets past the 25th over it goes a bit soft. Then you've got to find new ways of taking wickets," he said. "The edges don't really carry to slip or to the keeper so we've got to try and get an lbw
rather than get conventional nick offs," he added regarding the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duke-c54717 Ball.
The second Test between the two sides will start on August 2, where the Proteas bowlers will have a chance to seal the series, and the no.1 ranked Test status.
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