The Proteas bowling attack can really make their stem dik in the final Test against New Zealand.
Apart from winning another series away from home, the South Africans will be out to prove just how dangerous as a unit they have become.
And the pitch at Hamilton is set to give them the platform to prove that they are the most accomplished and complete attack in the game.
The dry pitch means that coach Russell Domingo and the brains trust are likely to deploy two spinners, Keshav Maharaj and Dane Piedt, with JP Duminy in support.
That’s a lot of spin options, especially outside of the Indian subcontinent.
Dolphins man Maharaj is coming into his own now.
He admits that he is not the trickiest tweaker of the ball.
But his consistency has made him the surprise top wicket-taker in the series, grabbing two fivers Down Under.
JP has also been able to pick up a career-best bowling performance, so these two manne are on song.
This success has given the coach the confidence to fly in Piedt to bolster his spin department.
If the Cape Cobras captain can emulate his previous diplays in Test whites, dan gaan die Proteas somma gou-kyk wen.
While it looks like spin will be the main factor in the attack, don’t be fooled.
Ons het nog Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel and they will play as big a role in this Test.
With the dry pitch scuffing up the ball, there is a pretty good chance they could get the ball reverse swinging.
The pace trio all have the skills to get it going.
Vern is a ou kop in the art and could be at his lethal best. He really out-thinks his batsman. So it’s going to be great to watch.
Morkel too will be a handful. A bietjie faster and a heavier bowler than Vern, Morras is dangerous in swing conditions.
And if he can get his lengths right, he will have the Kiwis paaping when Faf du Plessis tosses him the pill.
Then we have Rabada. His bowling is getting better with each session.
He hasn’t been as prolific in terms of wicket-taking in NZ as we’ve come to expect, but he is more skilled.
At 21 years old, his bag of tricks is impressive. Pretty soon he will MacGyver ouens out.
Credit must be given to Charl Langeveldt again. Swing is incredibly difficult to play. In mid-air, you just can’t judge how wildly the ball with deviate. Tactics are based on what you have in the locker as a collective and individual abilities.
What the Proteas have is the hele packet. All they have to do is win this Test now and prove that their skills are second to none whatever the conditions.