South African batsman AB De Villiers exuded confidence and said pacers Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn will hold the key to the first Test against Australia, which starts on Thursday
South African batsman AB De Villiers exuded confidence and said pacers Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn will hold the key to the first Test against Australia, which starts on Thursday.
"One big difference between conditions in Australia and South Africa is that the ball swings a lot more here. Dale and the boys have the advantage and the batsmen will have to be on the ball," De Villiers, who will play his 50th Test on Thursday, said.u00a0"I will prefer for us to bat first, but I also won t mind at all if we see Dale, Makhaya Ntini and the otheru00a0 guys bowl on the first day."
However, De Villiers reckoned that the Australians cannot be taken lightly as they still have enough venom in their bowling attack.
"We'll also have to know our business against their bowlers. Mitchell Johnson is a fine bowler enjoying a good season, while Peter Siddle also performed well against us," heu00a0said.u00a0"The Australian side is inexperienced, but is still dangerous and can beat any other side. There is still no reason why we can't beat them in our back yard."
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