#4 The all-rounder conundrum
South Africa were believed to have impeccable balance in their line-up with as many as four fast bowling all-rounders in the squad apart from JP Duminy's diminishing all-round skills. That they would not be able to play even three of them together was evident but the two that did get the nod were thought to make an impact.
Wayne Parnell had been amongst the wickets in the build-up to the Champions Trophy. The highly volatile seaming all-rounder was finding his lost rhythm and late swing. Chris Morris, on the other hand, had enhanced his reputation as a clever slogger and death bowler in the IPL season and was expected to be a key component in their pace attack. Sadly, both the all-rounders looked completely out of sorts and neither did anything of note except being in the highlights package for conceding quite a few boundaries.
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