| use bowler | 1.38 | Australia used eight bowlers, five of whom took wickets. | ||
| fast bowler | 0.53 | South Africa lost an early wicket to fast bowler Curtly Ambrose in the seventh over. | ||
| help bowler | 0.53 | The McLean Park pitch was continuing to help the bowlers during a morning which was twice disrupted by rain. | ||
| replace bowler | 0.53 | He replaces fast bowler Merv Dillon. | ||
| favour bowler | 0.46 | McIntyre loses his place because the Perth pitch favours fast bowlers. | ||
| back bowler | 0.39 | England bowlers were once again backed up by brilliant fielding, effecting four runs outs. | ||
| hit bowler | 0.33 | Butcher added just three to his overnight score before hitting swing bowler Chris Drum to Chris Martin at midoff. | ||
| include bowler | 0.33 | The West Indies included fast bowler Darren Powell of Jamaica for his first Test match. | ||
| switch bowler | 0.33 | Azharuddin switched his bowlers around intelligently, using them sparingly in short bursts to strike crucial blows. | ||
| drop bowler | 0.26 | Australia also has dropped fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz, who failed to take a wicket in the first two tests. | ||
| have bowler | 0.26 | The batsmen got the runs while we had the bowlers who could take wickets for us. | ||
| rest bowler | 0.26 | The Australians decided to rest fast bowler Craig McDermott. | ||
| rotate bowler | 0.26 | Taylor rotated his bowlers around to break the third-wicket partnership, but Gurusinha and De Silva kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and twos. | ||
| spin bowler | 0.26 | Because all-rounder Ron Irani has a back injury, the next man in will be spin bowler Robert Croft. |