South Africa coach Mickey Arthur is confident that England will face a "totally different" bowling attack in the second Test.
Proteas sweating over fitness of opener McKenzie for second Test
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur is confident that England will face a "totally different" bowling attack in the second Test.
All the talk before the series had surrounded the Proteas' battery of pacemen but they failed to shine at Lord's, leaving their batsmen to dig the tourists out of a hole and salvage a draw.
After skipper Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bowl, centuries from Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell helped England amass a first innings total of 593-8 before they finally declared before the close on day two.
Arthur admits that Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel were below-par in the opening Test but expects them to put things right at Headingley.
Confident
"I'm confident that you will see a totally different South African attack in this Test match," he told
Sky Sports News.
"There was a lot of hype around our attack going in and we sat down and spoke about what went wrong and what we can do to make it right.
"I've got no doubt that the guys can put it right. It was just about getting into the tour."
South Africa seem certain to come up against one new face at Leeds with Andrew Flintoff set to make his first Test appearance for England in 18 months.
Arthur knows that the return of the all-rounder, a player he describes as a 'wonderful cricketer', will pose new problems for his side, particularly with the ball.
"It doesn't surprise me at all," he said when asked about Flintoff's inclusion in England's 12-man squad. "It surprised me he wasn't around for the first Test.
"We're going to have to be on our guard. He's a wonderful cricketer and he adds a lot to the England side. He certainly gives it a bit more variety.
"It's good for world cricket. You want your best players playing all the time. You want to win a Test series against the best, and he is certainly right up there."
While England have to consider who to drop to make way for Flintoff the tourists may find themselves forced into a change due to an injury picked up by Neil McKenzie.
Late test
The opener hurt his groin during his crucial hundred in South Africa's second innings at Lord's and will undergo a fitness test on Friday morning to decide whether he is fit to play in the second Test.
"We obviously have the one injury concern surrounding Neil McKenzie but we will make that decision on Friday morning," Arthur admitted.
"He's got a bit of a groin strain. He'll run tomorrow (Thursday) and we'll put him through a fitness test on Friday. We won't leave any stone unturned in terms of his injury.
"Other than that, we're still undecided (on our team). Conditions will play a big role in that and we'll have a proper look and a think."
