South Africa left-armer Marco Jansen took a wicket within the first over of a spell for the twelfth time in his brief profession however former Proteas paceman Morne Morkel was not in the slightest degree shocked on the extraordinary feat.
The 206cm large is enjoying simply his eighth Test and eliminated Australia allrounder Cameron Green in his first over of the morning on the Gabba on day two. He adopted that up with top-scorer Travis Head in the identical over to make it a double.
“I saw him when he was a 12-year-old when he used to come down to the nets and bowl to the South African team,” Morkel instructed AAP.
“From a very young age there was something special about him. To see how he’s progressed to playing for South Africa now is amazing.
“He is over two metres tall, bowling a very good size and a very good tempo and that may be a troublesome for batters to face. He has every thing going for him and is a improbable addition and discover for this bowling unit after we misplaced numerous expertise with Vernon Philander, myself and Dale Steyn.”
The 22-year-old finished with 3-32 from his nine first innings overs in his first Test on Australian soil.
He already has 40 Test wickets at an average of 18.
With his height, Jansen is ideally suited to pitches in Australia. He doesn’t need to fall into the trap of bowling too short because he generates steepling lift routinely.
Morkel, who took 309 wickets in his career, stands 196cm himself.
He said Jansen’s extraordinary success early in spells was due to the nous with which he used his height.
“The motive why he’s so profitable is that for a tall man he’s actually giving the ball the chance to do one thing on a fuller size,” Morkel mentioned.
“He is aware of the batters will at instances sit again and keep leg aspect to make use of his tempo and bounce however he has labored out tips on how to commit them on that fuller size which is why he’s so harmful.
“I didn’t have to over-think things in Australia, and he doesn’t either, because they are similar conditions to South Africa.”
The different side that has impressed Morkel is the best way Jansen has made an impression from the outset in his profession.
“For a youngster coming in you would think it would take him a couple of Test matches to find his feet,” he mentioned, “but so far he has been brilliant.”
