Who will finish for South Africa?
In his analysis of South Africa's ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, Sport24 writer Rob Houwing expresses his concern at the lack of finishers in the list.
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
In his analysis of South Africa's ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, Sport24 writer Rob Houwing expresses his concern at the lack of finishers in the list.
While I do appreciate the dilemma consistently faced because Albie Morkel’s bowling has become something not far off a liability in run-concession terms, I might personally not have been so swift to remove the Titans player entirely from the plans, given his proven ability to give the ball an old-fashioned “bliksem”, if you like, at the end of an innings.
Or, if no Morkel, my temptation would have been to go the whole hog and restore Justin Kemp not only to T20 contention, as has just happened, but also to the ODI mix for the West Indies, where his wobbly little seamers on spongy surfaces could aid the cause for four or five overs and his ability to go “long” at the crease is not in any question.
Run through the South African squad and you may fear, as I do, that batting momentum could suddenly “stop” after Mark Boucher’s deployment at No 7 or sometimes even six.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo