SPORT llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ntnews.com.au Quiney not just a fill-in: Clarke Bangladesh falling fast Lynn in pain as Bulls rout Blues ROB Quiney is not making up the numbers for BANGLADESH, who won the toss and batted, were QUEENSLAND routed NSW for 142 for a bonus-point Australia in Adelaide and has been told he has a 6-186 at tea on the opening day of the second and one-day cricket win last night night but the Blues genuine chance to establish himself in the Test top final Test against the West Indies in Khulna last night. didn’t feel all the pain at the Gabba. Bulls batsman order. He was retained for the second Test at No. 3 Captain Mushfiqur Rahim with 32 and Mohammad Chris Lynn was rushed to hospital for scans on his against South Africa after vice-captain Shane Watson Mahmudullah, who is yet to get off the mark, were groin after copping an agonising blow during the failed to recover in time from his calf strain. Skipper at the crease. Fast bowler Fidel Edwards, who was home side’s 8-252 batting first. NSW’s bowlers were Michael Clarke made it clear he wasn’t viewing the recalled in place of Ravi Rampaul, had taken three off-line for much of the innings — conceding a Victorian as a seat-filler and said Quiney could extend wickets — Nazimuddin for four, Naeem Islam for 16 domestic record 26 wides — but Doug Bollinger hit his stay in the baggy green with a big innings. and Shakib Al Hasan for 17. Lynn dead-centre with a a shortish-pitched delivery. Injured Watto as good as Kallis, says Kiwi star CRICKET CA manager of high per- ‘‘Shane Watson has the de- ‘‘I think he has a good four cause of injury – adding to by knee and back injuries in By RICHARD EARLE formance Pat Howard said termination and the tech- or five years (in which) he the frustration of an injury- 2004 after 64 Tests. in Adelaide Watson needed to have been nique to do it. He is very can try and put himself in the ravaged career that prom- Cairns’s 3320 runs at 33.5 fit to bowl to make Austra- adept against quick bowling, top five batters in the world. ised so much when he was and 218 wickets at 29 com- FORMER New Zealand all- lia’s second Test XI. handles all bowling well and ‘‘Absolutely any time blooded against Pakistan pares favourably with Wat- rounder Chris Cairns has However, Cairns insists so I think he definitely has Shane Watson is fit he has to seven years ago in Sydney. son’s 2328 runs at 37.54 and 59 urged Shane Watson to keep Watson has the potential to the capability,’’ said Cairns be among first picked in the Gifted athlete Cairns wickets at 28.9. Still, Cairns the faith in his batting — join the elite batting ranks of of Watson, who was ruled out Australian side.’’ knows the debilitating says Watson is loaded with even if Cricket Australia’s the game and should be an of a second Test start today Watson, 31, will sit out an scourge of injury well — he natural talent — equivalent hierarchy aren’t. automatic inclusion. with a calf strain. eighth straight home Test be- was forced into retirement to that of Jacques Kallis. PUB: Philander will be on NT NEWS the ball: captain DATE: CRICKET By RICHARD EARLE in Adelaide 22-NOV-2012 SOUTH African skipper Graeme Smith says malfunc- tioning metronome Vernon Philander will ignite against Australia in Adelaide — backing the hype about the fast bowler being cricket’s new ‘‘McGrath’’. And Smith insists recalled PAGE: leg-spinner Imran Tahir won’t be blunted by Austra- lia’s raft of southpaws or overshadowed by home-town 44 off-spinner Nathan Lyon. Having reached 50 Test COLOR: scalps with a bullet, Philan- der has been brought to a halt this tour, wicketless and conceding 0/103 in the drawn series opener at the Gabba. ‘‘He has had such an in- C credible run to his career there are bound to be tough M games along the way and I certainly think he has the Y Michael Clarke visiting the famous Adelaide Oval yesterday, while the iconic ground (below) will have a different look for the second Test Pictures: MATT TURNER character to bounce back K from that,’’ said Smith. ‘‘I don’t think he bowled really badly in Brisbane and he still created a number of chances that could easily have gone to hand. I still ex- Pup soaks up history pect him to play a really posi- tive role in this game.’’ Philander has garnered 31 CRICKET wickets at 13.23 in four Tests By RICHARD EARLE on lively South African in Adelaide pitches and 33 at 21.57 in seven Tests away against AUSTRALIAN skipper Mi- The ground is in England and New Zealand. chael Clarke yesterday soak- However, the man whose ed up the ambience of Ade- fantastic condition control over batsman at a laide Oval’s historic — as it always is modest 125km/h has drawn scoreboard — the one con- comparisons with Test stant in a changing land- here legend Glenn McGrath must scape at the sporting mecca. prove he’s no one-trick pony. Clarke was flicking ‘‘We didn’t have any green through names — familiar scoreboard operators work tracks in England and he did and new — before sizing up overtime, blazing 210 in a pretty well — I think he will a ground undergoing a dra- 386-run stand with Ricky be pretty good. He had some matic transformation, from Ponting against India. real zip in the nets, the ball is cricket’s most beautiful set- Now, over the eastern swinging and I expect good ting to a 50,000-seat multi- boundary is a huge con- things from him,’’ said purpose stadium. struction site, following sides of the ground,’’ said Smith, who has ordered his Around 17,000 fans will demolition of the Chappell, Clarke, who invited former exciting for the future of this but members will have to ar- attack to eliminate the no- cram into the western mem- Clem Hill and Bradman Test batsman and local fav- great ground. rive early to secure a seat. ball scourge that cost two bers’ stand and reduced-size stands. ourite Greg Blewett into ‘‘The ground is in fantas- Regardless the main event wickets in Brisbane. hill for the opening day of ‘‘It doesn’t change the con- camp to offer some last min- tic condition — as it always with be a thrilling battle. Tahir was the casualty of the second Test between dition of the outfield or the ute advice to his top order in is here — and the boys love ‘‘I think there were a few the Proteas’ botched four- Australia and South Africa pitch — they’re still in fan- Adelaide. playing at Adelaide Oval.’’ nerves leading into the first pronged pace policy in Bris- today. tastic nick but it’s certainly ‘‘Come 12 months, 18 Spectators will enjoy a Test in Brisbane, we have no bane but faces an Australian Last summer, Clarke going to be different not see- months, when all the stands new village green and deck- excuse to not be better espec- line-up that sports five left- made Adelaide Oval ing people sitting on both are up, it’s going to be really ing behind the scoreboard ially on day one,’’ he said. handers in the top seven. 44 NT NEWS. Thursday, November 22, 2012. www.ntnews.com.au.