South Africa vs New Zealand: 3rd Test, 5 Talking Points

#1 JP Duminy a serious concern

Duminy's continued selection is baffling given his meagre returns

JP Duminy is probably the luckiest player in the South African side. Despite almost 13 years of experience in international cricket, the spin bowling all-rounder has not established himself in the side but the selectors have almost always stood by him.

While his talent is never in question, his consistency or lack of it is a serious concern given the quality of the bowlers he might be facing in June in England. He is still vulnerable against short pitch bowling and off-spin. Moreover, his off-spin bowling has not been used much by South Africa.

An analysis into Duminy's Test career shows that the southpaw has never scored more than 419 runs in a calendar year in Tests, a shocking stat for someone asked to bat in place of AB de Villiers at No. 4 in the Test line-up.