56 SPORT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 2016 Legend goes in to bat for youth over experience JACOB KURIYPE where changes have got to be the Sheffield Shield with aver- Harvey is a firm believer that if made and we’ve got to give the ages above 50 for the season. you’re good enough, you’re old Baggy great Neil Harvey young blokes a bit of a go,” he “Well I think this young kid enough. has called on Australia’s select- said. “It’s very, very rare that from is good … Travis “You can’t tell me they’re ors to put their faith in the na- you get blokes under 24 get- Head, I think he’s worth a go – too young to play for Australia tion’s youth. ting a go for Australia. In my and this kid Patterson from because I don’t believe that, Harvey, who played 79 mind it’s wrong.” here, , he’s because I’ve done it,” he said. Tests for Australia between Of the players coming showing a lot of promise.” Now 88, Harvey is the last 1948 and 1963 and also served through, Harvey likes the look Two games into the Shef- surviving member of Brad- green in as a selector for 12 years, be- of 22-year-old South Austra- field Shield season, Patterson man’s Invincibles, who em- lieves the country’s selection lian and 23-year- has scored 222 runs at 55.50 barked on a five-month, 34- policy has to be altered after old New South Welshman and Head has 109 at 54.50. match tour of the United five straight Test defeats. , who both Having debuted as a 19- Kingdom in 1948 and returned “I think the time has come headed into the third round of year-old under Don Bradman, home unbeaten. view for Faf hopes ‘lollygate’ Renshaw won’t stick GREG BUCKLE

BEN DORRIES went on the hunt SOUTH Africa’s under-siege for quick runs at . skipper attemp- was born in The youngster passed 1000 ted to brush off a “lollygate” England, but his proud parents first-class runs in his powerful scandal as he led his side onto want the world to know their second-innings knock, follow- the MCG yesterday afternoon boy is “as Ocker as Andrew Sy- ing his impressive in for a pink-ball clash with a monds’’. the first innings. Victorian XI. The young Queensland A gaggle of autograph hunt- The game is a day-night en- opener is now on the verge of a ers gathered around Renshaw counter as the Proteas prepare baggy green cap and his family at lunch, keen to get in early for their first day-night Test, insist the youngster was never and snare his signature before starting next Thursday in Ad- interested in playing for En- Australia announces its new- elaide. Du Plessis shared a joke gland. look Test side today. with teammates during the The Renshaws moved from Queensland Cricket moved warm-ups and showed no out- England to New Zealand when swiftly to sign the big left- ward signs of concern despite Matt, now 20, was only seven, hander as soon as he graduat- the threat of suspension. and then they moved to ed from Grammar South Africa’s series- Queensland in 2008. School, as they were keen to clinching win in Tuesday’s sec- Mum Alison said you only avoid a repeat of another situ- ond Test in Hobart has been need to hear her boy speak to ation like Sam Hain. overshadowed by the ICC’s know he is as Aussie as Bondi Hain was a Gold Coast- statement on Friday that du Beach. raised batsman who represent- Plessis would face a hearing Dad Ian likened his son to ed Australia at under-19 level after being charged with ball- another English-born Aussie, before opting to pursue a first- tampering. former Australian star Sy- class career in England rather Video from the Hobart Test monds who was born in Bir- than waiting to take up a emerged on Wednesday show- mingham but has Aussie green Queensland rookie contract. ing du Plessis shining the ball and gold flowing through his Hain, 21, has now played 38 after putting his finger in his veins. first-class county matches, hit- mouth, which appeared to “Matt is a bit like Andrew ting seven centuries, and is re- contain a mint or lolly. Symonds, you couldn’t get garded as a rising star in the The footage “appeared to more Aussie or more Ocker English system. show him applying an artificial than him,” Ian Renshaw said. Renshaw was never going substance to the ball during “It is important for people to choose England ahead of the fourth day’s play”, the to know that Matt loves Aus- Australia. ICC’s statement said. tralia and he is as Australian as “Matt was offered a Du Plessis has pleaded not they come. Queensland Cricket (rookie) guilty to the charge. It’s ex- “For a long time it felt as contract straight out of school, pected a hearing, to be chaired though he couldn’t say that, so that negated any potential by match referee Andy Py- because we, his parents, are approaches from English croft, will take place before the English but he is pure Aussie. counties,” Ian Renshaw said. third Test match. “He left England when he Renshaw last year became Du Plessis faces a possible was six years old. He has been the youngest batsman to make one-Test ban if found guilty. back since but says it doesn’t his first-class debut for Test teammate Hashim feel like home to him.’’ Queensland since Martin Love Amla said on Friday the Renshaw is the talk of the and has spent a lot of time talk- charge was a joke. town after plundering a first-in- ing and practising cricket with South Africa named a 16- nings Sheffield Shield century his father. man team for its 50-overs-per- against that has Ian is a senior lecturer at side clash with a Victorian XI. moved him to the brink of being Brisbane’s Queensland Uni- The Proteas won the toss picked for Australia. versity of Technology where and chose to bowl first, giving Renshaw enhanced his Test he teaches and researches their batsmen a chance to bat chances yesterday with a sports coaching, skill acqui- Faf du Plessis waves his bat at a journalist at the MCG yesterday after the South African was in the difficult night-time con- sparkling 50 (51 balls) as sition and sport psychology. asked to comment on his ball tampering charge Picture: WAYNE LUDBEY ditions with the pink ball. Hard graft awaits NSW Test chances go begging Opener’s hopes slip NSW face a massive fourth- overs in the Blues’ first innings. SOUTH Australia’s Callum the Bulls. The stage had been set TASMANIAN batsman Alex WA slumped to 4-44. Ban- day task against in The Australian one-day inter- Ferguson has blown a final for Ferguson to stake a last-gasp Doolan was forced to retire croft’s Test hopes appear their Sheffield Shield cricket national representative bowled chance to impress Test select- claim before the team for next hurt on 202, while Western dashed after he failed again in match at the SCG. nine straight maidens across ors in the Sheffield Shield clash week’s day-night third Test in Australia opener Cameron the second innings. Set 391, the Blues finished at his past two spells. with Queensland at the Gabba Adelaide is named today, after Bancroft blew his Test chances The WA opener scored two 1-39 yesterday, requiring an- NSW batsman Kurtis Pat- yesterday. Queensland declared their sec- during the Sheffield Shield in his first dig and he was out other 352 to win, with Daniel terson enhanced his Test hopes At stumps on day three, the ond dig at 7-228 early in the final clash in yesterday. for 11 yesterday when he was Hughes on 17 and nightwatch- by top-scoring with 55. How- Redbacks are 2-71 chasing 446 session on day three. At tea on day three, WA bowled by paceman Simon man on two. ever, another Test aspirant, Nic for victory after Ferguson fell Ferguson fluffed his chance were 4-156 in their second in- Milenko. Test opener Maddinson, made just six. for just four in the second dig. but there is still hope for Red- nings, giving them an overall Doolan was struck in the was dismissed for 20 with less Leading by 285 on first in- Ferguson needed runs after a backs teammates Travis Head lead of 16. jaw by a than three overs to go, when he nings after dismissing NSW for disastrous baggy green debut in and . Sam Whiteman was un- bouncer just before stumps on bottom-edged a Chris Tremain 225, the Bushrangers opted the second Test humbling Queensland’s incumbent beaten on 78 while Jonathan Friday. The batsman saw out on to his stumps. against forcing NSW to follow against South Africa. The in- Test opener squan- Wells was on 44. Their un- the day, but he was diagnosed Tall right-arm paceman on. They batted for 23 overs, de- cumbent Test No.6 also fell for dered a final chance to impress beaten 112-run stand helped with concussion and ruled out Tremain took 4-22 from 18 claring at 2-105 after tea. four in the first innings against yesterday, falling for just two. steady the ship yesterday after of play yesterday.

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