De Kock, who will retire from ODIs after the World Cup, has been in red-hot form for the Proteas, making 591 runs in nine innings at an average of 65.66 and strike-rate of 109.24, including smashing four centuries. “Quinton de Kock has got a pretty high bat lift as well and it’s something that they may think about doing in those first couple of balls. If you don’t get it right, you’re going to get driven down the ground for four or through covers. But if it comes off [it could take a wicket]. Certainly, de Kock’s been in great form. If we can knock one of those openers over early, we’re in with a show,” said McDermott on SEN Radio.

McDermott was the Australian team bowling coach and played a big part in Mitchell Starc’s iconic dismissal of Brendon McCullum in the 2015 World Cup final at the MCG, which the side eventually won to get their fifth World Cup title. “It was something that I talked to Mitchell about three or four weeks out from the final. I just said to Mitchell, ‘He’s got this massive, big backswing, so for the next couple of weeks, we need to have a good amount of practice on bowling yorkers, ’ ” he recalled about the plan to dismiss McCullum.

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