South African all-rounder Marco Jansen doesn’t know a lot about Lance Morris, however he’s anticipating to be on the receiving finish of “rockets” if the uncapped speedster is handed his Test debut on the SCG.
All indicators counsel the West Australian fast might be picked for the Third Test in Sydney, with native hero Mitchell Starc to overlook the match on account of a finger damage.
Morris, who has earned the nickname “the wild thing”, has terrorised batters within the Sheffield Shield and leads the wicket-taking tally with 27 scalps this season.
Now it’s the South Africans’ flip to be on the receiving finish of his searing tempo, and the worrying factor is that they haven’t seen sufficient of him to get a gauge on what they’ll be up towards.
“I don’t know much about him; I just heard that he bowls rockets, but I haven’t really seen him,” Jansen stated.
The Aussies have needed to deal with the uncooked tempo of Anrich Nortje this collection, with a number of of their batters copping physique blows in Brisbane and Melbourne.
But the roles might be reversed in Sydney, with Jansen able to cop his medication.
“We really don’t have a choice, do we?” he stated.
“Facing 150 (km/h) is not nice, and everyone knows it’s not nice.
“It’s not about worrying that this guy bowls 150 (and then thinking) how am I going to get through this? It’s trying to turn that – not negative energy – but taking that difficult situation and turning it into a positive.
“If I were to face someone like Anrich, I would try to tell myself every ball that it doesn’t matter, because you’re going to get hit eventually, so you can either choose to run away from it or you can choose to front up and give yourself the best chance to perform.
“We’re definitely going to embrace it. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s a nice challenge to look forward to.”
South Africa heads into the Sydney Test licking their wounds after a few heavy losses on the Gabba and the MCG, however they’ll be enjoying for greater than satisfaction, with a spot within the World Test Championship nonetheless up for grabs.
It’s why Jansen needs to see his teammates combat for every thing this week to make sure they’ll salvage one thing from an in any other case disastrous tour.
“I know everyone gives their best, but it’s trying to figure out what we can do as individuals to influence the result in a good way,” he stated.
“Whether that’s taking five blows to the body while batting or bowling seven or eight overs on the trot for the team, or recognising the moment and doing everything in your power to help the team get in a position to win the game.”
