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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That little line near your toes, that seam, it's killing the U.S. sock industry.

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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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