Ed Cowan earns a Test call for Australia – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, starting from Monday, December 26, 2011. The latter of the three will only be included in the playing eleven if he proves his fitness.
The 13-man squad announced is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822.
Opener Phil Hughes and middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Both left-handers would have been extremely disappointed, but the national selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-John-Inverarity-c85980 said that the duo has a bright future and will definitely be considered for selection in the future.
Other players to have missed out are all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 and fast bowler Ryan Harris, who sustained injuries during the South African series.
According to Inverarity, “Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330 has not yet achieved the volume of bowling required to be available for consideration for Test selection.”
The national selector further added, “Ed Cowan has been in excellent form in recent weeks. His inclusion is in recognition of his consistently good performances and we anticipate that he can provide steadiness at the top of the order. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204 has
regained form this season and he provides a strong and reliable bowling option.”
The Kangaroos have been struggling to perform consistently in the longest version of the game for the past couple of years. The team had struggled a lot with injuries to key players and some senior members were also unable to deliver during this time period.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 and his men will have an opportunity to regain form against the Indian side, which has not been able to win even a single Test series on the Australian soil in nine attempts.
On the other hand, the Men in Blue will be looking to exploit the lack of experience and form in the Aussie camp. The team’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has been phenomenal until now and will be looking to make history when he walks out in the field on the Boxing Day.
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