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Pattinson grabs three wickets to brighten Aussie prospects By Greg Stutchbury CHRISTCHURCH, (Reuters) - James Pattinson grabbed three wickets to brighten Australia’s prospects of a comprehensive victory in the second Test against New Zealand with the hosts reeling at 121 for four by the end of the third day yesterday. Kane Williamson, 45 not out at the close of play at Hagley Oval, appears the last hope for the hosts with Corey Anderson on nine and New Zealand still needing another 14 runs to make the visitors bat again. “It’s always a big wicket for us. He’s played nicely,” Australian batsman Adam Voges told reporters. “We bowled well to him at the start and it took him a while to get going. “The plan is to try and keep him as dry as possible and limit his scoring options ... (but) we are certainly in a good position.” Australia, who were dismissed for 505 earlier yesterday for a 135-run lead, comprehensively won the first game of the two-match series
in Wellington and only need to draw the second to seal the number one ranking in Test cricket. Pattinson, who had Martin Guptill out for a duck before tea, also dismissed Tom Latham (39) and Henry Nicholls (two) after clouds, strong winds and cooling temperatures gave the Australians the perfect conditions to swing the ball. The 25-year-old had figures of 3-29 from 12 overs. Josh Hazlewood grabbed the other wicket when the retiring Brendon McCullum was brilliantly caught by David Warner at short mid-wicket for 25, a ball after he had belted his 107th Test six over square leg. The 34-year-old McCullum, who scored the world’s fastest Test century from 54 balls in the first innings, was given a standing ovation back to the pavilion. He ends his career having scored 6 453 runs at an average of 38.64 with 12 centuries, 31 half-centuries and a top score of 302, the only Test triple-cenNew Zealand pacer Neil Wagner is pumped tury by a New Zealander. Latham and Williamson up after dismissing Mitchell Marsh for 18.
Bayliss urges England batsmen to play proper T20 shots CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) - England coach Trevor Bayliss has urged his batsmen to rein in their gung-ho approach ahead of the World Twenty20 in India starting next month. England lost both Twenty20 matches at the end of their tour of South Africa, including the loss of seven wickets for 14 runs in the second match in Johannesburg on Sunday. A feature of both games was the way the batsmen looked to attack the bowling from ball one, but Bayliss believes they need to think more about playing more conventional strokes. “Instead of trying to whack the ball for fours and sixes all the time we’ve got to play more cricket shots,” Bayliss told reporters yesterday. “In India the wickets and grounds are fairly
Trevor Bayliss quick so you have only got to play proper cricket shots and the ball will go for four and six. “The last couple of games we have got into the habit of trying to hit the ball into the top of the stand and ended up hitting balls straight to fielders. It comes down to better execution.” Bayliss was also scathing of his bowlers, who were carted for 172 from only 88 deliveries in Johannesburg. “We have to come up with
better plans and bowl to our field,” he said. “If we have got more fielders on the offside then there is no point bowling half-trackers down the leg-side. It is very simple stuff to be honest. Set a field and bowl to it.” England will return home before their World Twenty20 campaign that starts on March 16 against the West Indies. Bayliss is hopeful the break will do his players good, some of whom have been in South Africa since mid-December. “We have played some good cricket and will go home and probably recover mentally as much as physically and hopefully that will freshen the boys up.” A l s o i n E n g l a n d ’s group are South Africa, Sri Lanka and a yet unknown team from the qualifiers that will be Scotland, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan or Hong Kong.
had steered New Zealand to 43 for one in their second innings at tea after the hosts had finally dismissed Australia about an hour after lunch when they took five wickets. The visitors had gone to lunch at 455 for five before Neil Wagner added the wickets
of Voges (60) and Mitchell Marsh (18) to the two he took on Sunday. Wagner then completed his second five-wicket haul when he had Peter Nevill caught by wicketkeeper BJ Watling for 13 and Hazlewood caught at first slip by McCullum for the same score.
SCOREBOARD NEW ZEALAND 1st innings 370 (B. McCullum 145, C. Anderson 72, B. Watling 58) AUSTRALIA 1st innings (o/n: 363-4) D. Warner c Guptill b Boult 12 J. Burns c Guptill b Wagner 170 U. Khawaja c B. McCullum b Boult 24 S. Smith c Guptill b Wagner 138 A. Voges c Latham b Wagner 60 N. Lyon c B. McCullum b Williamson 33 M. Marsh c Nicholls b Wagner 18 P. Nevill c Watling b Wagner 13 J. Pattinson c Boult b Anderson 1 J. Hazlewood c B. McCullum b Wagner 13 J. Bird not out 4 Extras: (b-9, lb-10) 19 Total: (all out, 153.1 overs) 505 Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-67, 3-356,
4-357, 5-438, 6-464, 7-483, 8-484, 9-496. Bowling: T. Southee 25-4-85-0, T. Boult 31-5-108-2, M. Henry 32-8101-0, C. Anderson 22-2-66-1, N. Wagner 32.1-6-106-6, K. Williamson 7-0-17-1, B. McCullum 4-2-3-0. NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings T. Latham c Nevill b Pattinson 39 M. Guptill c Nevill b Pattinson 0 K. Williamson not out 45 H. Nicholls c Smith b Pattinson 2 B. McCullum c Warner b Hazlewood 25 C. Anderson not out 9 Extras: (nb-1) 1 Total: (for 4 wickets, 44 overs) 121 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-66, 3-72, 4-105. Bowling: J. Hazlewood 15-5-401, J. Pattinson 12-5-29-3, J. Bird 7-1-26-0, N. Lyon 2-0-8-0, M. Marsh 8-2-18-0 (nb-1).
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brand of attacking game to the opposition Richardson and Mills shared the target man role in the side from time to time, landing bombs all over the opposition camp, both men getting into the box but were the subject of some crisp defending. Finally, the Jags found truth in the old saying, ‘constant banging breaks down any door’ as their relentless runs yielded tangible result in the 17th minute. Richardson, in form and on the prowl, was on the receiving end of a pass down the left side from pacey midfielder Eon Alleyne and successfully converted for his first of the evening, sending the fans into jubilation. This goal was by no means the end of the ‘Jackie’ parade as he continued to pressure the opposition A Selektie’s back line along with fellow forward Mills. The attacking 4-4-2 formation of the Jags allowed them to also retain the bulk of the possession during the first half as two more
attempts were skewed just slightly off target. Returning from the break and after a minute of silence for fallen player Julian Moe, the Jags were the first to use their substitutions as Konata Manning replaced Travis Grant. Meanwhile, the Surinamese came back with a vengeance as they were determined not to go down 1-0 and while they featured some classy runs of their own; they ended up fizzling out. The Jags, with about 16 minutes into the half, again exercised their rights to field fresh players, as Alleyne and Mills were replaced by Devon Millington and Daniel Wilson respectively. Wilson wasted little time in unleashing a thunderous strike on the game, which had Surinamese keeper belly up. The only thing separating him from glory was the crossbar which rocked as the shot ricocheted onto the ground and back out to the keeper; leaving many fans on their feet and vocal for the referee to award a goal. The Jags pushed on and Trayon Bobb replaced Colin
Nelson in the 69th minute while Suriname made their first change. However, it would take another touch of class from the skipper as he showed his attention to detail, finishing Joshua Browne’s 73rd minute pass which dried the ink on the paper of the victory for the Jags. The skipper was eventually replaced by Dwayne Lindie, while Dwight Peters came on for Dellon Lanferman. Other starters in Shabazz’s line-up were Alex Murray (goalkeeper), Solomon Austin, Kester Jacobs, and Quincey Adams. In the earlier game, the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) All-Stars defeated the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) All-Stars 2-1. Shabazz and the Jags will now turn their focus to the CFU Championships after being drawn in Group-5. The event is set to kick off during the period of March 21-29, with the Golden Jaguars being paired with Puerto Rico and Anguilla.