Having nursed his team through a hiding dished out by New Zealand, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer is perfectly placed to give South Africans a heads-up as the Kiwis cross the Limpopo to take on the Proteas. And, mindful of the absence from SA's ranks of the injured AB de Villiers and Morné Morkel, Cremer is just about ready to place his bet."I would almost back New Zealand without those two guys there," Cremer said.It's not hard to see why.De Villiers is cricket's most destructive batsman and Morkel was a pillar of SA's attack last season.Their loss will be felt when the teams clash at Kingsmead on Friday next week in the first of two Tests, especially as New Zealand are coming off a 2-0 series triumph up north.On Wednesday they beat Zimbabwe by 254 runs. The visitors won the first match by an innings and 117 runs.New Zealand scored six centuries in those four innings.But, even without De Villiers, Cremer didn't think runs would rule in SA."The batting is pretty much strength versus strength," he said."I think the crucial thing will be the two seam attacks." - TMG Digital..