34 SPORT MONDAY NOVEMBER 30 2015 UNDER 19 SQUAD NT bond like tough glue before opener against SA Will Anstey (Darwin), Jacob Dick (West/Tracy Village), Jacob Dickman (Darwin), JORDAN GERRANS backs, Thunder and Strikers which is good, the boys are the cobwebs out late last NSW Metropolitan (Friday) Sam Elliott (Camberwell), batsman Cam Borgas, says feeling positive.” week,” Smith said. and Western (next Matt Hammond (Southern NORTHERN Territory begin Parkinson Oval is known as a Smith anticipates they will “South Australia had a cou- Sunday). Districts), Nathan Hangan their Australia Nation- good deck. see a much stronger Croweater ple of their better players out The finals will take place (Southern Districts), Aiden al Under-19s Championships NT assistant coach Graeme outfit than the one they beat in while we had Jacob Dickman from December 7-10. Hardcastle (Nightcliff), campaign in Adelaide this Smith said there was a good their final practice match. out, who should return ... Two more Territory young- Hamish Martin (Tracy morning against the hosts at feeling in the group ahead of Darwin keeper-batsman “We come into the game sters will feature in the carni- Village), Alex Melville Parkinson Oval. their opening one-dayer. Jacob Dickman missed the with a bit of confidence but we val, but for the opposition. (North Coastal), Michael After knocking off South “They all hung out together practice game with a sore back know round one, it will be dif- Southern Districts leg-spin- Ninneman (Darwin), Ryan Australia by three in a at the cricket on day one and and is expected to play today. ferent kettle of fish under the ning all-rounder Dylan Mullen Quirk (Dandenong), Kyle practice match at Park 25 late got to know each other well,” “A few of the Darwin boys heat of competition.” will wear the baggy green of Scrimegour (c) (Tracy last week, the Territory lads Smith said. have not played a game of Today’s match will be fol- the XI, while Village) have trained and viewed the “They have come from all cricket for a couple of months lowed by games against ACT/ Palmerston off-spinner Bran- (Fairfield/Liverpool) Test at the . parts of Australia and a lot of so it was good to see what sort NSW Country tomorrow, don King has been named for Their coach, former Red- them went day two, as well, of nick they were in and blow Country (Thursday), Tasmania’s team. crisis as Siddle sidelined

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AUSTRALIA’S stocks have taken a second king hit in one Test with in- form battling in- jury in addition to sidelined spearhead . Australian bowling mentor Craig McDermott hopes Starc will be back sooner than first anticipated for Australia’s Feb- ruary tour of New Zealand. However Cricket Australia is yet to reveal the extent of an apparent foot injury that hob- bled Siddle during the New Zealand Test in Adelaide. was due to be rested in the three Test se- AUSTRALIA V NEW ZEALAND ries against the lowly West In- dies. Boom seamer Hazlewood INAUGURAL DAY-NIGHT TEST, SA Siddle ...... 9 New Zealand 1st innings 202 Starc not out ...... 0 may now have to bowl Australia 1st innings 224 Sundries (2lb, 1w) ...... 3 through, backed by injury New Zealand 2nd innings 208 TOTAL 187 plagued pair Australia 2nd innings Fall: 1-34, 2-62, 3-66, 4-115, 5- and Nathan Coulter-Nile until “rested” Starc returns. Warner c Southee b Bracewell ....35 161, 6-176, 7-185 Burns lbw Boult ...... 11 Bowling: Tim Southee 16-1-58-0, Australia is effectively in a Smith lbw Boult ...... 14 16-3-60-5 (1w), Doug pace crisis with McDermott Voges c Southee b Boult ...... 28 Bracewell 11-2-37-1, Mark Craig 6- noting the absence of candi- S Marsh c Taylor b Boult ...... 49 0-22-0, 2-0-8-1. dates – Pattinson and prospec- M Marsh c Will’son b Santner .....28 Result: Australia by 3 wickets; wins tive debutant Coulter-Nile Nevill c: Watling b: Boult ...... 10 series 2-0. aside - who operate at the ex- press pace required by coach . Australian batsman hits to the boundary on his way to a game-changing 49. Inset: Josh Hazlewood (inset) shows the ball after taking six wickets Pictures: AAP “We wouldn’t want too many more injuries because then we get down past the blokes who are bowling 140 (km/h) plus and that is the way in which we like to put our bowling attack together,” said Brother, what a win ... McDermott. Having won a hard earned recall and reached 200 Test BEN HORNE bowler Josh Hazlewood with a wickets here, Siddle, 30, was Marshes light up historic Test clash six- haul, stepping up in brought back to earth. Vic- THE much-maligned Marsh place of the injured Starc, and torian, Siddle, endured a fit- brothers guaranteed they will personal scrutiny as well as over the line as teammates em- victory doesn’t reflect the fact Shaun Marsh were superb in ness test before play on day live on after a thrilling redemp- enormous pressure to fulfil a braced in the dressing room. Australia’s return tour of New an unforgettable match that three while dealing with the tion story clinched Australia backyard dream of winning a But even though Shaun Zealand in February shapes as showcased the format-saving overnight passing of his grand- historic Test series victory match for their country. Marsh – only in the side as an an almighty challenge. potential of Tests under lights. mother. under lights at Adelaide Oval. Neither was able to quite injury replacement for Usman New Zealand could taste a It was all over in three days Siddle pulled up in the pro- In an extraordinary finish see the job through and, with Khawaja – fell for 49, he de- series-drawing victory in the and the pink ball may not be cess of his first yester- to the first ever day-night two runs needed and only the served the lion’s share of praise inaugural day-night Test, and the finished product but day and was relieved after his match, the injured Mitchell tail to come, Siddle sealed the for his class in two iron-willed a long dark cloud will linger 123,736 people – a non-Ashes opening over. Siddle (0-35) Starc hobbled through for the nervous three-wicket win on a stands, including the 46-run over the pink ball showpiece Adelaide record – were witness eventually returned, forced to winning two runs struck off day when he was mourning the with his younger after Nigel Llong’s farcical to an overwhelming success. bowl another five overs with Peter Siddle’s bat to send a loss of his grandmother. sibling. DRS howler on day two Set 187 to win, Australia Australia already depleted by huge crowd leaping from the Starc, nursing a fractured Falling short of 50 was in proved decisive in Australia’s were on their reeling at 3-66 Starc’s absence. Siddle’s pace edge of their seats. foot, was sent out to a rousing some ways typical of the tease extraordinary comeback. when (35) and dipped to below 128km/h. The heartbroken Black ovation, and after a false start that’s been Shaun Marsh’s ca- Brendon McCullum and his (14) were sent Siddle’s 58-Test experience Caps were left to ponder what where what would have been a reer, but it was nonetheless an team have every right to feel packing. and guile is crucial with Mit- might have been, but for the match-winning Siddle straight individual performance that robbed and expecting of an With the lights on, Adam chell Johnson retiring after the farcical third-’s call that drive was stopped by the deserves mention alongside his apology – because although Voges (28) followed just two second Test against New Zea- cost them so badly on day two. stumps at the other end – vic- two Test hundreds against Sri you can never predict the out- overs into the night session, land in Perth. Starc‘s stress Never before in tory was eventually sealed on Lanka and South Africa. come, they watched on help- and all of a sudden Australia fractured ankle remains in a had the Marsh brothers batted the last ball of the 51st over Steve Smith starts his reign lessly as an 84-run lead were relying on the Marsh moonboot for three weeks together but last night Shaun with a slash through cover. as full-time with a 2-0 evaporated into a 22-run first- brothers – still 72 runs from while is nursing and Mitchell overcame intense Starc like Australia, limped series win, but the margin of innings deficit. That said, fast home.. another back stress fracture.

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