Another day‚ another fast bowler down. One of these fine mornings, Proteas captain Faf du Plessis and coach Ottis Gibson might draw back their curtains in trepidation. Which of their dwindling supply of quicks‚ they will wonder‚ will be removed from the equation that day? On Monday, that fast bowler was Morné Morkel‚ who has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a side strain. Bustling Cobras fast bowler Dane Paterson‚ 28‚ has been called up to replace Morkel. Paterson does not own a Test cap, but he has played four T20s for the country. On Sunday in Potchefstroom, Morkel pulled up during his sixth over in Bangladesh’s second innings. A dark smudge of déjà vu followed him off the field. He already had the wickets of Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque in his pocket when‚ with his 14th delivery‚ he produced an inswinger that sniped between Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat and pad. It crashed into the top of middle stump‚ a thing of highlights packages for months to come. What’s the déjà vu? Banglad...
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