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Merry Christmas to all
Yes we well remember Harmison. He didn't have a lot of success in terms of taking wickets in Australia but he certainly impressed us all with his courage - he was compared not unfavourably with Merv Hughes, only rather faster. Sounds like he and Flintoff are going to be a killer combo.
That Jacques Kallis is really annoying isn't he? He does exactly the same thing against us - you think you have SA on the ropes and he comes out and completely turns the game around. Still, I wouldn't write England off yet. A couple of centuries from the batsmen and a good bowling performance could still see you right. Plenty of time.
The Pakistan test here is going to be hugely interesting today. With Martyn and Gilchrist at the crease, 5 wickets down and still over a 100 behind, it's exactly the type of situation Australia doesn't handle too well, especially with rain interruptions. Should be top viewing.
In terms of newer Oz players to watch, we have Michael Clarke in the side now. He scored a century on debut in India and is great to watch. He seems totally unconcerned when he comes to the crease and unlike the majority of Oz batsmen, shows no nerves at all at the start of his innings. He bats right handed but bowls left arm off-breaks, and took 6 for 9 in India, but is not really a genuine all-rounder.
Simon Katich is still waiting in the wings ... hard to get a game at the moment, and a promising new bowler is the South Australian terror Shaun Tait, who is genuinely very fast - not unlike Brett Lee. He may even get picked ahead of Lee, who is struggling to get selected at the moment. Tait is only 21 and you will certainly hear about him soon enough... maybe (just) at Lords in July.
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