South Africa unlikely to play a four-pronged pace attack ? Cricket News Roundup ? Part 1 ? November 2, 2012
South African assistant coach, Russell Domingo, has ruled out the possibility of fielding an all? pace attack when his team tackles Australia in the opening Test at Brisbane.
Given the pacy nature of the tracks Down Under, it was expected that the touring Proteas could prefer uncapped seamer Rory Kleinveldt ahead of leg-spinner Imran Tahir for the first Test, but Domingo said that the latter will hold his place in order to give the side an added option.
Also with Jacques Kallis in the side, it gives the South Africans further depth in the pace bowling department. "Gone are the days when a South African team goes without a spinner," Domingo said.
England fast bowler, James Anderson, said that his side was satisfied with their performance in the opening warm-up game on tour of India.
Anderson picked up two wickets in each of the innings, while Alastair Cook showcased his batting prowess by notching up 119. Moreover, the likes of Samit Patel and Tim Bresnan also impressed, with the former scoring a well-crafted hundred, while the latter took four wickets during the game. The match further saw Kevin Pietersen returning to the England set-up for the first time since August.
"I think it was pretty good," Anderson said. ?The bowlers got a decent bowl under the belt, a few [batsmen] got decent hits out in the middle and that's pretty much all we could expect."
Australian teenage fast bowler, Pat Cummins, has been ruled out of the upcoming Australian season after suffering a lower back injury.
The pacer will miss his second consecutive home summer since making his Test debut last year against South Africa. The 19-year-old picked up the injury during the recently concluded Champions League T20, where he represented the victorious Sydney Sixers.
He is also likely to take little part in the team?s trip to India (in February), and could be further sidelined from the Ashes series in mid next year.
"We expect he will recover fully from this injury and will be closely monitored to determine his return to the playing field, but expect that he will miss most of the 2012-13 domestic cricket season," Alex Kountouris, the team physio, said.?
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