Or so they tell you.
Yes, Albie wont be able to play entire series and Morne should be fine for 2nd game!
They're not Chinese gymnasts.
Just looking at the average doesnt tell the whole story. Alot of his innings for England have come way down the order where he's had to throw the bat and obviously isnt going to get the sort of average that a top order batsmen will get.
I rate Morkel as a potential ODI great and will be good to see him in action in the second ODI.
And yet with a class player such as Michael Bevan, his high average was attributed to him coming down the order.. Amazing how attitudes differ..
There's a difference between winning games behind a world class top order and trying to clean up Ian Bell's ****.
So why is his strike rate 76 then. He's batted in 40 of his 42 matches and his record batting at 6 is better than his overall average.
He's also had a hell of a lot of ODI failures in a number of circumstances. He's one of the most over-rated ODI players going around AFAIC. He's been a bit better since his most recent recall, but he still hasn't been great by any stretch the imagination.
