The most interesting aspect of this series is how two seam attacks line up against each other that are full of promise but raw in the extreme.

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However, all-rounder Watson, who opens the batting and makes up a four-man seam attack, has emerged as one of Australia's key players in the last 12 months and is certain to take his place in the side.

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"I was trying to go up and in with a four-seam fastball, " Kuroda said through an interpreter.

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Shaw, who only learnt of her inclusion in the team 10 minutes before play when Gunn pulled out because of a calf injury sustained during the warm-up, was particularly impressive with her seam bowling.

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They have a settled batting line-up led by captain Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis and a hostile seam attack, spearheaded by Dale Steyn, who is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket this year.

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With an easy sensuality, Jones found the seam between pop and jazz, writing songs that sound as if she grew up immersed in the canon and knows how to sing a gentle version of it.

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