With two world class pacers and three spinners in their ranks, South Africa are spoilt for choice as far as bowling is concerned and skipper Graeme Smith seemed all ready to unleash the fury ahead of their opening World Cup fixture against West Indies here tomorrow.

"I think it's probably our best spin attack that we have ever had coming into the sub-continent. We have got a lot of options, we have got three frontline spinners and some batters who bowl spin," Smith said on the eve South Africa''s opening match.

In Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, the Proteas have a potent new ball pair, and in spin department, they have Johan Botha, Imran Tahir and Robin Peterson, all bowlers of different varieties.

"I think we have a lot more variety than we did in 2007, when I felt we had a lot of similar type of bowlers in the Caribbean. But we now have pace, bounce, left-armers. We have also got a few spin options. I think it will be more difficult to prepare against us, the variety is there," he added.

Talking about the quickies in his squad, Smith said there is always a place for genuine pace, irrespective of conditions. "There is always a place for genuine pace. I don't think anybody likes to face people who bowls at 155 kmph. If someone tells you they enjoy it, they are lying to you! I think having genuine pace in your team is always an asset in any World Cup. But you have got to get it right even at that pace," he said.

"We just hopefully judge the conditions well and pick the right teams to play against our opposition."

Smith refused to reveal anything about Imran Tahir, the only uncapped player in the 15-man squad. "That's for us to know, you need to wait till tomorrow."

Asked if the team would finally shed the chokers tag, Smith said that would depend on performance and a bit of luck. "I think we are running out of answers for it. It's up to us to perform well, simple as that. As an international sportsman, pressure is a part of daily life. Let's hope we can play well. We obviously need a little bit of luck to go through a tournament. We have made a few semifinals, it will be nice if we could go a couple of steps further."

"There's no doubt in my mind that we have got the players, who if the moment arises, I really believe in the guys we have got that they will take it."

While most of the Associate teams have been thrashed black and blue by the established ones, the Netherlands proved to be an exception, stretching England to the limit before going down. "On any given day, people can perform well. It takes one good performance, like from Ten Doeschate, to put you in the game," Smith said.