Pitches in South Africa
Pitches resemble those in Australia with added swing(lateral) movement and comparatively lesser bounce. However, genuine fast bowlers who can hit the deck hard and hope for some seam as well do the most damage, the like of which are Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn, Morné Morkel, André Nel, Vernon Philander and Jacques Kallis. Spinners gain no assistance as in New Zealand and have to toil hard. This is perhaps a reason why South Africa has failed to produce a quality wicket-taking spinner.
The exaggerating bounce at Wanderers Stadium has turned into "just perfect" for stroke players witnessing the 438 game Other than that, Batsmen can be undone by pace which explains why quality backfoot players who practise with strong fast bowlers such as Pakistan always struggled at Wanderers.