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22nd August 2005, 13:05

hasanahmad hasanahmad is offline

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Shaun Tate's Aggressiveness Leaves its mark (Cricinfo)

Tim Roberts is hit on the head by Shaun Tait, Northamptonshire v Australia, Northampton, August 21, 2005

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Shaun Tait hopes his hostile spell in Australia's drawn tour match against Northamptonshire will be enough to give him a Test debut on Thursday. Tait, 22, had an eventful day at Wantage Road against the English county side on Sunday by taking two wickets and forcing the opener Tim Roberts to retire with blood pouring from a gash above his left eyebrow.

Tait finished the contest with a wound of his own when Ben Phillips unleashed a booming drive that struck him on his knee, causing him to collapse to the ground. He left the field but is assured the bruising will not affect his chances of playing in Thursday's fourth Test at Trent Bridge.

"It was pretty painful for a while but it is not too bad now," Tait, who is fighting with Michael Kasprowicz for the third seamer's place, said. "There will probably be a couple of days of soreness but I should be alright. The boys were taking the micky out of me because it was nothing serious, but there was a lot of pain for five minutes. Matthew Hayden kicked me on the back and told me to get up - they are tough old blokes I suppose."

Tait tempted Usman Afzaal into an ugly pull and knocked over David Sales to finish with two for 52 from 14.1 overs. "I felt pretty good, there was some decent pace but a couple more wickets would have been handy," he said. "It would be everything for me to play for my country. One thing I do know is that I am ready for that sort of cricket. If the opportunity comes up I am definitely there to stick my hand up and bowl well."

DENNIS LILLEE CALLS FOR TAIT TO PLAY 4th TEST

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Dennis Lillee has called for the debut of Shaun Tait as he voiced fears the current side were losing their grip on the Ashes, with the teams going into Thursday's fourth Test with the series level at 1-1.

Lillee, who took 167 wickets in 29 Ashes Tests from 1970 to 1983, said Australia were a team in decline with a number of players reaching the end of their careers together. "England are on top while Ricky Ponting's side are on a downhill run, coming towards the end of an extraordinary time when they have conquered everything in their path for many years," Lillee told The Mail on Sunday.

"This is a very good England side playing against a team containing some players reaching their sell-by date," said Lillee, whose tally of 355 Test wickets was a then-world record until beaten by Ian Botham in 1986.

Lillee was particularly impressed by the "best England attack I've seen for years", highlighting the fact that in Stephen Harmison, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones the hosts have three men capable of bowling at over 90mph. "The pace of England's bowling has exposed technical problems caused by advancing years and playing against some mediocre attacks in recent times," Lillee said.

"Openers Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden are 34 and 33 respectively. Damien Martyn is 33, Adam Gilchrist 33 and Simon Katich is 30 today [Sunday]. Batsmen cannot escape the problems caused by anno domini. That lack of sharpness is never more exposed than by a pace attack such as the blindingly quick one England have deployed."

Lillee said Tait should be included for the fourth Test at the expense of Jason Gillespie, who said his place was under threat after taking just three wickets at an average of 100 apiece in the opening three matches. "Now is the hour for the Australia selectors to pick Tait, the fast bowler I believe should have been thrown into this series from the first Test.

"Picking the 22-year-old bowler from South Australia is no risk. He has all the resources in his armoury to stick the ball right up the noses of the England batsmen, as Brett Lee has done so effectively in taking 15 wickets in the first three Tests." Tait's inclusion would also help reduce the age of an Australia side where 24-year-old batsman Michael Clarke is the current outstanding young player.

"We are seeing one of the greatest contests of all time," Lillee said. "But what concerns me is that I am not sure we have the resources to maintain our standards when this side breaks up. This team has been together so long that a generation of players who could have played for Australia have been skipped. I don't see too many Michael Clarkes in the wings. I hope I'm wrong but I'll settle for Shaun Tait's promotion for now."

22nd August 2005, 14:17

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I liked it when Lillee said there's not too many Michael Clarkes, which means end of Aussie dominance for a while. Let's see how Australia cope without their star players.

22nd August 2005, 15:27

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Originally Posted by alghazzali

I liked it when Lillee said there's not too many Michael Clarkes, which means end of Aussie dominance for a while. Let's see how Australia cope without their star players.

J. Mahir
Hussey
Haddin
Cameron White
A. Symonds
Nathan Bracken
Brett Geeves (Considered Mcgrath's successor)

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22nd August 2005, 15:33

Amjid Javed Amjid Javed is offline

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when mcgrath/warne go aussies will be situ pakistan were in when waqar/wasim retired!

22nd August 2005, 16:32

Rob H

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Tim Roberts must hav been seeing stars when that hit him. It shows how hostile Shaun Tait is though. With his height and pace he could trouble ever batsman. He should be picked for Trent Bridge.

22nd August 2005, 18:12

hasanahmad hasanahmad is offline

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Originally Posted by alghazzali

I liked it when Lillee said there's not too many Michael Clarkes, which means end of Aussie dominance for a while. Let's see how Australia cope without their star players.

australia's domestic setup is so strong even 30 year olds are better than alot of world's dominant cricketers

22nd August 2005, 22:43

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i have seen his action , he gives it the biggest jerk , none the less on his county debut he went for 8 runs an over in his first 6 if memory serves me correct

23rd August 2005, 10:10

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Originally Posted by hasanahmad

J. Mahir
Hussey
Haddin
Cameron White
A. Symonds
Nathan Bracken
Brett Geeves (Considered Mcgrath's successor)

These guys are dime a dozen in Pakistan, but the only and most important difference is confidence and grit. All the players you have mentioned have these two traits.

Let's see what happens when they have a string of defeats and their great bowlers retire, only then I will believe.

23rd August 2005, 10:41

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Originally Posted by hasanahmad

J. Mahir
Hussey
Haddin
Cameron White
A. Symonds
Nathan Bracken
Brett Geeves (Considered Mcgrath's successor)

Maher is an Australian Hick or Ramprakash
Both Husseys are good, but Mike is over 30 and David seems to lack in temperament
Haddin is good but hes not world class
White is a poor man's Kumble
Symonds is over 30 and struggled in his 3 test matches
Bracken is useful in ODis or when the conditions are helpful to swing. Otherwise isnt much
Geeves - havent seen him so cant comment

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