Australian pace bowling star Josh Hazlewood is confident that young and fast Lance Morris is nearing his Test debut.
Australian pace bowling star Josh Hazlewood is confident that young and fast Lance Morris is approaching her Test debut.
Morris is in the Australian squad for his third Test against South Africa, where all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell stark in boxing on his day after he suffered a severe finger injury during his Test, leaving him out of the game. are becoming more likely to be selected.
SCG wickets traditionally favor spins, but predicting rain tearaways could give him an advantage over the bowlers, and Hazlewood suggested Morris would be right for the job.
Hazelwood, who returned to the side after missing three tests in a row due to strain on the side, said he was impressed with Morris’ pace. “Lance obviously brings the extra pace that (Mitchell) Starsie (injury) lacks,” Hazelwood told abc.net.au on Monday.
“Usually when you get it on a youngster (bowler) they spray them a bit, but his accuracy is very good at that kind of pace. On my ‘don’t play list’ (on the net) has a lot of players and he’s at the top of the tree,” added Hazlewood.
One of the country’s fastest bowlers, his 24-year-old Morris is nicknamed the ‘Wild Thing’, but despite his pace in the Test he was never selected for the team. was.
Morris could be a replacement for Stark in Sydney, though competition for limited spots doesn’t guarantee his appearance. “Everybody’s fighting everybody right now. It’s good to have options. We’re all a little bit different,” said Hazelwood.
The 31-year-old Hazelwood said his comeback from injury will always be a little uncertain when Sydney start his test.
“I think that’s what happens when you miss an injury and give other people a chance and they take it,” he said. “I think that’s how we got the first try when Ryan Harris was out and Peter Siddle was injured.
“When you have a chance, you put pressure on the older players. It feels like it’s been going back and forth in your career. If you miss it, you’re definitely going to be disappointed,” he said.