You're forgetting Daemon has been to Dubai (and quite enjoyed it before he started feeling bad about it
). And weather conditions in late October and Jan are not that different. It gets a little cooler in January for sure but the temperature gradient is nowhere near as steep as in other cricket playing countries
As AN said, that was in Jan/Feb, so it's slightly different, but I do agree. SA's seamers will still probably be the main threat. From what I've seen of the wickets they're real new ball pitches though, bit of seam early on, but they do very little with an older ball. Don't remember Anderson getting much seam, so I reckon Phillander and Morkel will probably be more of a threat than Steyn as they're more seam bowlers.
Kingsmead a turning pitch?
They already have a settled top 7 with Duminy's return. Elgar might not get a chance.
I think I remember De Villiers (or a coach or someone else maybe) calling it "Sub-continental"
Faf and Duminy switched around and that will be team. Duminy is a good option for 7 in the likely conditions they will face but I wouldn't say he is a settled part of the squad in other conditions.
Different year
Pitch conditions can change drastically from the norm Yeah, Duminy hasn't been able to establish his place in the Test team. He was back in form before the injury though. Scored a 100 in NZ and a very important 60 in the Lord's Test.
Bingo
