‘Do not underestimate this Proteas pace attack’
NO EASY RIDE Steyn, Rabada, Philander and Morkel compare well with likes of Allan Donald, Fanie de Villiers and Brett Schultz, says Wessels
was in the past? How long do you see him playing?
I saw him play recently in domestic T20 matches. He was excellent. I wasn’t expecting him to bowl as fast. He was getting it up to 140kph and physically to me, he looked stronger than he was prior to his (shoulder) injury. He hasn’t played a Test in a while, so we have to see how he goes about that. He is desperately keen to play. I feel he has a good couple of years left in him.
With BCCI looking to play more Tests against South Africa, Australia and England, are we finally looking at the creation of a twotiered Test structure?
It’s hard to say. It’s always good when the stronger Test nations play against one another regularly. I’m not saying the weaker nations shouldn’t play, but it’s a good thing. It will be good for Indian cricket if they play more outside India. That will help them develop their players, particularly their batting technique and the bowlers as well. If that does happen, it’s good for Test cricket.
With DayNight Tests and fourday Tests happening, what is the future of Test cricket?
I’m hoping it’s good. I like T20 and all that stuff, but as a traditionalist, I think the established Test series like the Ashes will continue to be popular. The challenge is to make sure the rest of it is still workable. A lot of work needs to be done in Day-Night Tests, but it probably has a place and hopefully can get the interest going.