Louw returns to South Africa

[Jimc]

John - average county bowlers - a bit harsh?

[John]

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Originally Posted by Teatime FatCat

John, what about Nel, Langveldt and Willoughby as back-up

Yes Nel okay. Langveldt Test bowler ?? I suppose it depends what you mean by a Test bowler. He only played his first Test at 30. Is he going to get us 100 wickets I doubt it.
Nitini is a useful bowler.
Boje, Willoughby and Hall county standard. Yes we will play them if we have to just like WI play people like Tino Best, Collins etc because they have nobody else.
The thing is to become a good side you need good bowlers. Pollock is on the decline and Nel is welcome but not as good enough. We need a couple of top class bowlers to come through and everyone mentioned is well short of the mark. I am talking here about people who are going to get us 300 + wickets there is none of the current crop who look like doing that.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by John

The thing is to become a good side you need good bowlers. Pollock is on the decline and Nel is welcome but not as good enough. We need a couple of top class bowlers to come through and everyone mentioned is well short of the mark. I am talking here about people who are going to get us 300 + wickets there is none of the current crop who look like doing that.

England have gone for years without someone capable of getting 300 Test wickets. You've had Pollock and Donald in the space of ten years or so and have Ntini to boot. South Africa, since their recall, have been blessed with very decent bowlers. Now is a quiet period, these things are cyclical.

Nel will do a good job, of that there is no doubt.