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28 July
2008 Nel Pumped Up
For England Clash South Africa
paceman Andre Nel has promised to calm down his mad
alter-ego - nicknamed 'Gunther' - as he looks to
make the most of his recall for the third npower
Test with England at Edgbaston, as reported by
Ladbrokes. Nel is a gentle
giant off the pitch but often appears to be a man
possessed when confronting the opposition with pace
and aggression and more than a few well-chosen
words in the heat of the action. It has led to Nel
being given the 'Gunther' nickname by team-mates
and opposition alike and he admits to being
affected by 'white line fever'. That is an
expression invented by former South Africa pace
legend Allan Donald to describe how his whole
approach altered once he entered the field of
play. But Nel insists
his energies will be channelled in the right way as
he looks to cash in on Dale Steyn's absence with a
thumb injury. The extrovert Nel
admitted: "Gunther will make an appearance in the
middle. He will definitely come up. There is no
doubt about that. He will definitely sneak out
somewhere along the line! I was messing around with
our computer guy one day and he said sometimes when
I go onto the field I'm like those guys who live up
in the mountains and have a lack of oxygen to the
brain. Gunther has a lack of oxygen to the brain
and sometimes it happens to me. I'll be pumped up
but I'll be a smarter pumped up. I don't think I'll
be overboard any more. I've got smarter with time
so I am looking forward to it." Bet now at
Ladbrokes Nel added: "I
have calmed down a bit. There will still be 'white
line fever' but just a bit more tame. The older you
get, the smarter you become and maybe you use that
aggression in better ways and better energy and
that's what I'm trying to do. I have worked on that
for the past couple of years. The aggression I use
makes me the bowler I am. Without it, I am half the
bowler so I've got to use that but in the right way
so it works in my favour. It all depends what the
captain wants. If he wants me to be in the faces of
the batsmen or contain a certain end, I'll do what
the team wants." Nel, who last
played Test cricket in January, is determined to
grab the opportunity Steyn's injury has presented
to him. He said: "It has
been frustrating but we have a good squad and only
11 guys can play. Dale and all the guys have been
bowling well so you have to wait and take your
chance - and hopefully I can take my chance here.
I've been fortunate to play four seasons in a row
with Essex. I think it has helped to make me
smarter. I've played everywhere around England so
I'm used to bowling in English conditions.
Hopefully that will help me. I've only played the
one one-day international at Edgbaston. I bowled a
bouncer and Freddie (Flintoff) fell on his back the
last time I played here. You've got to go out and
give it your best. You never know. It might be the
last chance." Bet now at
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