It should have been a moment to celebrate - the wait for our first Indigenous Test cricketer was over – instead it went unnoticed. Jason Gillespie explains why.
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Seymour, Murphy called up to Sheffield Shield squad
Victoria could unveil two debutants when its final Marsh Sheffield Shield match of the season gets underway on Saturday at the CitiPower Centre, Junction Oval.
Victoria could unveil two debutants when its final Marsh Sheffield Shield match of the season gets underway on Saturday at the CitiPower Centre, Junction Oval.
Batsman James Seymour and spinner Todd Murphy have been included in the squad alongside Sam Harper.
Seymour is the second leading run scorer in Premier Cricket this season having struck 822 runs for his club Essendon, including three centuries, at an average of 91.
Riley Meredith s return to state cricket has been delayed in bizarre circumstances after Tasmania revealed the fast bowler would have jeopardised Victoria s season if he were to play in Wednesday s Marsh One-Day Cup clash.
Tasmania had expected Meredith to play against an under-manned Victoria in the 50-over match at Melbourne s Junction Oval, but the tearaway will now join Ben McDermott (hamstring injury) and Matthew Wade (rest) in sitting it out.
Meredith shines on debut as Aussies win third T20I
Victoria head to Perth following matches in Brisbane next week and having contact with Meredith would have complicated their entry into Western Australia given that state s border is closed to New Zealand, from where the paceman returned on Sunday after Australia s T20 tour concluded.
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Another day, another top performance from James Pattinson with the new ball.
It might be a Sheffield Shield season like no other as we stretch into March and eventually April, but Pattinson – a man who has struggled with injuries – is finally getting to his best.
Constant cricket, lots of overs, his body is holding up and the accuracy and consistency he is bowling with is taking him straight to the top of the pile.