(And speaking of Port Elizabeth, if I was a South African selector, I'd replace Petersen, McLaren and Peterson with de Kock, van Zyl and Abbott. Just my opinion.)
This Test had an incredible quality of seam bowlers playing. The recently concluded Centurion Test will be remembered mostly for the exploits of one fast bowler, but the next best five in the world were playing too. That's a pretty bold statement, and there are those (particularly from England, New Zealand and Pakistan) who will disagree, but I stand by it. After all, when Morkel, Philander and Steyn face off against Harris, Johnson and Siddle, it should be a pretty gripping contest. With all the talk of fast bowling not being as good as it used to be, it is nice to have these two teams around to show us that in some places it is. Not in England, at the moment (although Stuart Broad has been very good recently), or Pakistan (I'm sorry, but Mohammad Irfan is no Wasim Akram yet), but certainly in South Africa and Australia, where not only do they have these six pacemen, but also a high quality back-up brigade that features names like de Lange, Abbott, Pattinson and Faulkner. Also in New Zealand, where Tim Southee and Trent Boult have formed the core of a strong young attack. There is still fast bowling around, and if you want to see it, keep one eye on Port Elizabeth.
(And speaking of Port Elizabeth, if I was a South African selector, I'd replace Petersen, McLaren and Peterson with de Kock, van Zyl and Abbott. Just my opinion.)
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