Ponting has been in sublime form in the past couple of Sheffield Shield matches for Tasmania
South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha has labelled veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting as top class when it comes to playing pace bowling, but added that he has to be able to pick up all the different variations and length deliveries the Proteas pace attack will bowl at him during the upcoming three-Test series.
The Australian batsmen had no answer to Philander last year
South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald has backed Vernon Philander to continue on from where he left off when facing Australia in his debut Test series in November last year.
Watson believes Australia must let their on-field performance do the talking
With the number one Test team ranking on the line in the upcoming series between Australia and South Africa, many people would expect both sides to start playing mind games to unsettle one another, but Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes that this will not help his team beat the red-hot Proteas.
