Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje is expecting a good wicket with pace and bounce at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the much anticipated Boxing Day Test against Australia on Monday.
South Africa's fast bowler Anrich Nortje says they are expecting a good wicket at the MCG during the second Test against Astralia.Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortjé is expecting a good wicket with pace and bounce at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the much anticipated Boxing Day Test against Australia on Monday.
The Aussies took a 1-0 lead in the first of three matches which finished inside two days at the Gabba in Brisbane last week where the pitch was rated by the International Cricket Council as “below average”. As they stepped up their preparations in Melbourne, Nortje said they have put the Gabba, which was conducive for fast bowling, behind them and the focus now is on levelling the series.
“We will have to wait and see but it seems like a good wicket with decent pace and bounce. I don’t think there will that much side movement as we had at the Gabba. For our side we will just try to stick to the basics,” he said. “I know it is simple to say but for us it is about using our bouncers and as a bowling unit we don’t think there are going to be massive demons on the wicket. I have never played at the MCG but we think it is going to be a good contest.”
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