Peter Siddle has overcome heartache and back-ache to hit the winning runs in Australia’s gripping Test triumph against New Zealand. Boland has picked up 12 wickets from the three matches he has played this Sheffield Shield season at an average of a mere 12.58.
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“It was an exciting game, played in exemplary spirit, and in front of record crowds, a great advert for Test cricket”, he said.
“The Gabba is a good option and have upgraded their lights, and I would have thought a balmy Test would be a pretty good place to watch cricket”.
The review was churned over for minutes before the TV umpire Nigel Llong decided there was not enough to go on despite the Hot Spot evidence to give Lyon out, caught off spinner Mitchell Santner, with Australia reeling at 118 for eight and trailing the Kiwis by 84 runs.
“(Boland is) bowling very well at the moment and is not far off selection.
Starc will miss the three-Test series because of the stress fracture in his right foot he sustained on the first day of the first day-night cricket Test in Adelaide last Friday.
National Selector Rod Marsh has cast serious doubt over the availability of injured fast-bowler Mitchell Starc for the two-Test series against New Zealand in February.
Marsh hinted that Hazlewood, who carried a heavy workload against the Black Caps last month, was due for a rest.
“In an ideal world we would have liked Coulter-Nile to have played some more Sheffield Shield cricket”, Marsh said.
“But … they just don’t get through a lot of Test matches in a row”. “He really stood up and bowled beautifully”, Smith said. You got to believe that you can get somebody out. You don’t go there.
Nevill is yet to register his maiden Test ton, however Marsh felt the 30-year-old’s feat of dragging Australia from 5-80 to 224 in Adelaide was just as remarkable.
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.
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson has lauded the “huge success” that was the inaugural day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand.
But they still have a strong belief in a series upset.
The first Test begins at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on December 10.
“When I played the game I never underestimated anyone”, he said.
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“We have a young team we are moulding”.
