South African pacers like wild dogs – Dale Steyn
Sep 7, 2016 at 2:07 PM
South Africa as a side has been traditionally blessed with a great inventory of pacers. Their current setup is no different as the selectors often have a headache before announcing any squad. With so many promising pacers within the first choice circuit, it has become incredibly difficult for the selectors to name a squad which includes all the quicks.
According to South African pace bowling legend Dale Steyn, the Proteas pacers are like “wild dogs”. Steyn, who recently roared back into international cricket against New Zealand, was in high spirits in his recent media interaction. The Cape Town-based pacer after missing out due to injury, was back in some serious style as he dismantled the New Zealand batting lineup in the second test at Centurion.
Steyn said that the South African bowling attack was quite capable of breaking down the back of the opposition. “Our attack, we are more like wild dogs,” Steyn said. “We wear you down, wear you down.” “But we are also very capable of breaking your back, and taking you down quickly. “We’ve got the guys to do the job. We just need the right number to do it.”
For the upcoming ODI series against Australia, Steyn stated that the South Africa pace battery was much superior to their Aussie counterparts. “You have to build pressure for long periods of time, wait for their mistake, because they do attack you,” Steyn said. “I feel our bowling line-up will perhaps be a bit more patient and skilled than theirs. Besides Josh Hazlewood, their attack is very conscious of attacking, wicket-taking. “If you can bat well, you can kind of get through it.”
Steyn concluded by mentioning that for their tour of Australia later this year, he was expecting flat decks. “I did play a one-day international against the Aussies in Hobart a few years ago,” he said. “I think we lost that one, though it was on a great tour for us in 2008-09,” “The pitches I’ve seen them play on down there; they’ve been quite green and it does a bit. “I don’t know what they will prepare for that time of year, but again, my general view of Australia it could still turn out flat.”