Philander goes wicketless for the first time ever!

[adi B]

legend got mussey, important wicket

[J P K]

poor legend's career got over now :((

abey he will play for next 10 years all legends of india retirement age is phixed at 39

[Old guy]

abey he will play for next 10 years all legends of india retirement age is phixed at 39

nope.. this legend owuld be remembered for his irony,, leegendary,run up , speed (158 k ball) swings both ways ...gr8 fielder goodish batsman but he never made it in tests cos of bad selection :((

[Old guy]

legend got mussey' date=' important wicket [/quote'] hussey gifted him his wicket so that legend does not goes wicketless in his career

[J P K]

hussey gifted him his wicket so that legend does not goes wicketless in his career

:finger: stop insulting the legend btw lets stop derailing this thread :mad:

[Old guy]

:finger: stop insulting the legend btw lets stop derailing this thread :mad:

ok :--D

[Texan]

Waiting for him to bowl on SC tracks...

I doubt if he will be effective on SC tracks:headshake:

[Texan]

Not surprising.. when you consider it is technically it is a South Africa vs South Africa A contest :cantstop:

:cantstop: Saf Bowlers vs Saf batters

[Texan]

but it does not matter thing is over all its a good attack wasnt morkel wicketless in last innings? :hmmmm: then got 6 england vs south africa ... i cant wait :yay:

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that SA's current bowling attack is the absolute best in the world. 3 wicket-taking quickies with varying styles: Steyn = Pace + Swing Philander = Accuracy + Seam Movement Morkel = Pace + Bounce One reserve fast bowler (de Lange) and a leg-spinner (Tahir). Ideal combination!

[Raghav_12]

Dale Steyn's poor fourth innings record continues. That's kind of perplexing. I guess bowlers would tend to have better average in fourth innings (as most of the batsmen do otherwise). His fourth innings average is 32.66, much higher than career average of 23. Yesterday was one occassion where he could have set things right a bit. Similarly he missed out in second test btw Aus and SA in their last test series, allowing Aus to scrape through to a test win.

[Old guy]

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that SA's current bowling attack is the absolute best in the world. 3 wicket-taking quickies with varying styles: Steyn = Pace + Swing Philander = Accuracy + Seam Movement Morkel = Pace + Bounce One reserve fast bowler (de Lange) and a leg-spinner (Tahir). Ideal combination!

hell i think they havea pretty good left arm seamer ... :P who can swing the ball both ways :dontknow: @raghav in newzealand 4th innings is much much easier.. and imo same in south africa (maybe not that easy but easier compared to first day..or easier then 4th innings in india or australia )

[rkt.india]

Their strengths neutralize each other.. England's weakness is spin.

South African batting is as not as good against quality fast bowling as England. India and SL have mediocre fast bowling attacks and even they exposed their batting. England batting is still better against fast bowlers.

[Cricket Tragic]

Dale Steyn's poor fourth innings record continues. That's kind of perplexing. I guess bowlers would tend to have better average in fourth innings (as most of the batsmen do otherwise). His fourth innings average is 32.66, much higher than career average of 23. Yesterday was one occassion where he could have set things right a bit. Similarly he missed out in second test btw Aus and SA in their last test series, allowing Aus to scrape through to a test win.

Some poor performances but sample size is too small. Imran is another bowler with a terrible 4th innings average.