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Steve O’Keefe backs Trent Copeland to make UK excursion

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Steve O’Keefe backs Trent Copeland to make UK excursion

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NSW and Australian spinner Stephen O’Keefe says it’d be remiss of national cricket selectors not to consider his in-form Blues teammate Trent Copeland for the Ashes excursion of England. Seamer Copeland hasn’t played a global account that makes all 3 of his Test appearances in Sri Lanka in 2011. However, he is taking part in a bountiful home campaign. With the Blues’ pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood unavailable for Sheffield Shield obligation, the 33-year-old Copeland has spearheaded their assault.

He’s taken forty-four wickets in eight video games, the third-highest tally of any bowler, behind Tasmanian Jackson Bird (50 from 10) and Victorian Scott Boland (forty-five from 9). However, his average of 18.65 is lower than the others, “He’s been unbelievable, and his numbers type of show that I suppose it would be remiss of the Aussie selectors not to take him to England, although it’s within the A squad,” O’Keefe said. “I assume he’s bowling the quality in his profession. He’s got past Alan Davidson (in the ninth spot) all-time (wicket-taking list) for NSW. “A guy who has never surely been the idea of, and is probably going to be considered one of NSW’s first-rate bowlers, so very happy for him. “I wouldn’t be amazed if you saw his name in a 17-guy squad in the Ashes collection.

Steve O’Keefe

Copeland has enjoyed English situations, having performed us of cricket in 2013 for Northamptonshire. O’Keefe has been cleared to play in this week’s Shield final in opposition to Victoria in Melbourne after missing the Blues’ last normal-season recreation with a hamstring problem. One of the more consistent tweakers in domestic cricket in the previous decade, O’Keefe performed the remaining 9 Tests in September 2017 in Bangladesh. While he hadn’t given up hope of an Ashes call-up, the 34-12 months-old left- armor is considered unlikely. “I’m not maintaining out for whatever. I became informed more than a year ago that perhaps I became too old, and they have been seeking the destiny,” says O’Keefe, who took 19 Shield wickets at 26 this season.

Pakistan vs. Australia, 0.33 one-day worldwide, Abu Dhabi – A win inside the 1/3 ODI opposing Pakistan will take Australia to its high-quality triumphing streak within the format given lifting the World Cup in 2015. Australia is four-152 after 33 overs, losing Usman Khawaja (zero) to Usman Shinwari, Shaun Marsh (14) to Junaid Khan, Peter Handscomb (forty-seven) to Haris Sohail, and Marcus Stoinis (10) to Imad Wasim after electing to bat. Written off as World Cup contenders at the start of the 12 months, Australia turned the nook in India and has now recorded five wins on the trot – 3 towards India and Pakistan. Australia hadn’t strung together six consecutive one-day victories since 2015 when a nine-match prevailing streak blanketed their MCG mauling of New Zealand within the World Cup final.

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