Conventional Swing
Debutant
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Runs
- 145
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Match scheduled to begin at 10:30 local time (13:30 PST)
Cape Town's surface has been the subject of much theorising so far, and early inspection revealed a pitch that offered hope to both the pace bowlers via plenty of grass, but also the spinners thanks to a prominent bare patch at one end. Some rain is forecast for the opening day, but sunnier skies are predicted thereafter.
Probable South African Squad
Graeme Smith (capt), Jacques Rudolph, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher (wk), Imran Tahir, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Probable Australian Squad
Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (capt), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon
Quotes
"The hard thing about Test cricket is maintaining that pressure and intensity the whole time. The more Test cricket you have as a base, you can maintain that pressure and intensity for longer periods." - Mike Hussey
"It's not about the pretty cover drive. You're not going to get too many chances to hit one of those. It's definitely a mental battle." - Ashwell Prince