Shocking revelation from South African cricket writer Stuart Hess:

This MTN ODI series has been noteworthy for the efficiency with which the South
Africans have gone about their play; particularly the batting where AB de
Villiers has starred. In eight one-day matches against the Australians this
summer De Villiers has scored 393 runs with four half-centuries at an average of
65.5. Throw in his exquisite inner-ring fielding in the first half of the
innings, and his boundary fielding at the end of an innings, as well as the fact
that he kept wicket in two of those matches, and his value to South Africa's
limited overs side is in the category of priceless. In fact he is now part of
the spine of the unit that includes Smith, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn. Increasingly Albie Morkel will become part of that core too, but that is dependent on him becoming more consistent with his bowling.

I thought he already was 'part of the spine'. At least it's good to know he now is.

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