[3][4] Once he had made the switch, he also focused on learning to bowl a doosra, a ball which turns in the opposite direction to a normal off break.

He took key wickets and scored runs to put his name up as a potential future Test spinner for South Africa.

[7] On 21 November 2006, Botha's action was passed by the International Cricket Council and he was again eligible for selection by the South African national team.

The match officials cited concern over two components of Botha's repertoire, his quicker ball and his doosra, after the completion of fourth ODI against Australia at Port Elizabeth.

The deciding factor was that Botha had led South Africa to a series win against Australia earlier in 2010 when Smith was absent with injury.