http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 on course for Lankan tour selection: Cricket News Update
Australian top order batsman, Phillip Hughes, will presumably find himself a spot on the team’s Test squad that will be touring Sri Lanka in the upcoming event. Recently, the player won the hearts of the Australian selectors, primarily, Greg Chapell, after
earning four centuries from six innings in the ongoing two 4 day matches against Zimbabwe XI at Harare.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 player recently made news after securing some fair batting performance in the past few seasons.
The 22 year old Hughes made his Test debut in 2009 at Johannesburg, against South Africa. Since then the youngster has participated in a total of 10 Test fixtures with a decent aggregate of 712 runs including his best performance with 160 runs.
Apart from Test, Hughes also earned a decent First Class profile. Since his premier in 2007 with the home team New South Wales, Hughes played 55 matches with a total of 4775 runs including an impressive 198 as his finest performance.
As for his recent domestic fixtures, Hughes added some adequate numbers to his profile through an impressive ton in the final game at the Sheffield Shield. Throughout his season, the Australian secured 400 runs from 4 innings.
Following the domestic session, the player then joined the Australian A side at Harare for the final match of the One Day International (ODI) Tri-Series, featuring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 A, and the hosts Zimbabwe XI, to replace the injured counterpart
and his home teammate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nic-Maddinson-c2099. During the series decider, Hughes went on to earn another significant century.
Hughes’s probable inclusion in the Australian Test squad for the upcoming series against the hosts Sri Lanka presumably comes after Greg Chappell’s presence in the opening 4 day game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 XI, where the batsman scored an impressive 125.
Australian A coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Troy-James-Cooley-c94429, also expressed his confidence for Hughes. The instructor stated that "he's basically got that confidence of going in and trusting his game at the next level. He's obviously been tested and he's found that his game will survive.
He's back doing all the good things he's done before,".
The forthcoming Australian visit to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 is scheduled to take off on August 6, spanning till September 20th. The competition will feature two Twenty20 matches, 5 ODIs and the final three Test fixtures.
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