Five reasons why South Africa have remained unbeaten on the road since 2006

An all-round pace battery

A well-equipped pace battery goes a long way in how your team progresses. And when you have the likes of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini and even Charl Langeveldt, who can clock 140 KMPH on a consistent basis, as a captain you can always keep the batting side in check. In the current Proteas’ setup, Steyn continues to be the leader of the bowling attack and deservedly so, in Morne Morkel, Steyn has got an able partner at the other end and when they bowl in tandem, you got to be surprised if the batting team isn’t terrorized.

When they have toured England and Australia, where the conditions are pretty relevant to what they come up with in Durban, Centurion and Cape Town, the job isn’t a daunting one and that is the reason why I say, their record in Sub-continent conditions has kept them in good stead.