Australia v New Zealand – 1st Test – Kiwi bowlers to watch out for
The stage is all set for an emphatic Test clash between rivals New Zealand and Australia scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 01, 2011 at Brisbane, Australia.
The current New Zealand side are in their best shape and probably in a situation from where they can actually beat the Australians right at their own backyard as the bouncy pitches in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 are suited for the bowlers in the New Zealand team.
While New Zealand have some of the finest batsmen in their current outfit, the team under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 carry world class bowlers and in the current Test series the Kiwis would be relying on their bowlers to give them an edge against an Australian side which is currently undergoing a rebuild phase.
In recent months, under the new skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, the Australian batting line-up has shown vulnerability and the Kiwis will be hoping to exploit this weakness to grab a victory in the series or at least give the hosts a run for their money.
New Zealand will be heavily relying on their ace pace sensation http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659, who has been a great introduction in the New Zealand team.
Southee with his pace and height will be extremely difficult for the Australian batsmen to counter and if he gets going everyone knows that the pacer has the ability to wreck havoc on any batting line-up on a given day.
Meanwhile, Southee is not the only New Zealand bowler the Australians have to watch out for, as the 21-year-old Dough Bracewell is another impressive addition in the pace attack of New Zealand and with his pace and swing the bowler is expected to produce something out of Brisbane wicket.
New Zealand’s bowling coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Damien-Wright-c1304 will surely help the bowlers in taking full advantage of the Gabba wicket as Wright himself is an Australian and knows how to make his bowlers bowl under Australian conditions.
New Zealand are expected to go in the match with three pacers and 36-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CS-Martin-c1295 is also going to be a useful medium pacer for his side as he will surely be an effective backup bowler to restrict the Aussies from getting carried away once New Zealand take their main strikers out of the attack.
Then there is always the presence of spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384, who is sure to cause trouble for the Australians with his sensational bowling.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 have an impressive blend of pace and spin in their ranks and if they plan properly they are going to cause enough problems for the hosts to secure a win.
Cricket fans are in for a treat because the match is destined to be a close encounter between the two sides who are both raring to dominate their opposition.
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