Ahead of the series, Simon Harmer, who took 10 wickets against Australia in Cape Town, reckoned that Jack Leach could be the best choice for the England cricket team if they want to combine well with their pacers throughout the series.
National selector Marcus North recently told the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast that the team was moving in a "different direction." As Leach played his last match for the team a couple of years ago, he doesn't even have a central contract. So, it is unlikely to see the Somerset left-arm spinner playing against South Africa.
Simon Harmer suggests England consider Jack Leach for the Test series
Speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Leach and Harmer emphasized the importance of having a bowler who can provide control from one end. The South African spinner believed that the English spinner, who has 142 wickets in 39 Tests to date and an average of 34.07, will create space for the seamers to do some aggressive spells from the other end of the wicket. The Tests between England and South Africa will be played across Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town.
"If you don't have that control, it makes it very difficult to find 90 overs in a day and how that stacks up with your seamers. So, for me, Leach is still the guy for England," he added.
Simon Harmer on the tactical advantages with Jack Leach
"I'm sure the chats are, 'well, he doesn't bowl teams out on day five', but the amount of control that he gives you, I just think at the venues that South Africa will be hosting England, if you are going to take a spinner, he is probably your guy." Simon Harmer continued.
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