South Africa vs New Zealand 2017: 3rd Test, Day 3, 5 Talking Points

#3 Morne Morkel returns to his venomous line of attack

Morkel nagged away at the left-handers from around the stumps

Morne Morkel, before his injury last year, was one of the best fast bowlers to left-handers. He could make the lefties twitch with his round the wicket line. The Titans fast bowler used the tactic regularly to make southpaws play more balls in Tests.

Today, he used the ploy yet again and reaped success against Tom Latham and Jeet Raval, the New Zealand openers. Both of them found his bounce and line disconcerting and eventually nicked to the keeper. Latham's wicket was his 250th in Test match cricket.

South Africa would be happy to see the manner in which Morkel has gone about his business on a flat track. He has shown no signs of the back injury that kept him out for a year and his zip, bounce and pace are back to its menacing best.