A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Peter Siddle believes resting bowlers can be useful, but should not be mandatory

Siddle and Starc are the only two pace bowlers capable of keeping themselves fit at the moment

While Cricket Australia may have made the rotation policy amongst their pace bowlers in the national side mandatory, it does not mean that all of seamers are pleased its implementation.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: We will not underestimate New Zealand, says AB de Villiers

De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series

South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Daniel Vettori ruled out of South Africa series

Vettori failed to recover from his hernia and Achilles injury

New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the entire South Africa series after failing to fully recover from a hernia and Achilles injury (more on the subject: Physiomesh Brand Hernia mesh Lawsuit), he sustained during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Injured Ajantha Mendis ruled out of limited overs series against New Zealand

Mendis is still struggling to recover from the side strain he picked up in the World Twenty20

Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has been ruled out of the limited overs series against New Zealand after failing to fully recover from a side strain he sustained in the opening game of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe.

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