That situation will nearly certainly see Victoria’s James Pattinson get an opportunity in Hobart after he was left out of the team for the historic day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide.
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Coulter-Nile’s inclusion came at the expense of Jackson Bird, who is the leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield this season.
“I thought that was a fair way of doing it – so Nevill’s 132 was brilliant”.
Australian chairman of selectors Rod Marsh.
“Injuries are always disappointing but unfortunately that’s part and parcel of fast bowling”, Starc said.
Coulter-Nile should be on drinks duty in Hobart, where James Pattinson is fully expected to play in place of Starc.
Marsh hinted that Hazlewood, who carried a heavy workload against the Black Caps last month, was due for a rest.
Starc has been managing a troublesome right ankle since the Ashes series in England this year, and said that it was not causing him great bother against New Zealand. They were able to put on two very strong last-wicket partnerships which gave them a short lead but also, more importantly, gave them time out of the game in terms of when we were going to be able to bat under lights.
“Because they just don’t get through a lot of Test matches in a row”, he said.
Following Shaun Marsh’s dismissal for 49 to make it 6-176, the match reached a thrilling early climax during the night session of day three. “No, you have to respect a bloke when he retires”. There’s a reason he [Johnson] retired and that’s because he didn’t want to play anymore, so you don’t go there. You don’t go there.
Starc has been in career-best form and became the leader of Australia’s attack when Mitchell Johnson retired after the second Test in Perth.
The Windies are a pale imitation of their glory days a quarter of a century ago and have been largely written off by the pundits as they embark on their tour of Australia.
“In an ideal world once again we’d love to have Mitchell Starc playing against New Zealand in the Test series (in February) – I don’t think that will happen”.
The first Test in the three-match series starts at Bellerive Oval on December 10.
“He’ll be very important for us in both series so we’ll look forward to getting him back”.
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“So the young players will be looking to gain as much experience as possible and try and compete with Australia”. “When I played the game I never underestimated anyone”, he said.
