Re: Oz Watch 2014/15
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:39 am
I would say that the selectors have finally picked O'Keefe for 3 reasons;
1) He was the leading taker in the Sheffield Shield last season.
2) The debarkle that was the India tour showed that qality Oz spinners would appear to be in short supply.
3) The selectors realized that they hadn't quite exhausted their options from NSW.
We'll definitely see him used as the second spinner in this series, and possibly again for the Sydney Test. Lyon, Smith & O'Keefe will give Clarke loads of spin bowling options when they're all on deck. He's a decent bat too, with a first class average of 35. I am a bit surprised we haven't seen him feature more in the short stuff, his 7 T20I's yielded some good numbers.
1) He was the leading taker in the Sheffield Shield last season.
2) The debarkle that was the India tour showed that qality Oz spinners would appear to be in short supply.
3) The selectors realized that they hadn't quite exhausted their options from NSW.
We'll definitely see him used as the second spinner in this series, and possibly again for the Sydney Test. Lyon, Smith & O'Keefe will give Clarke loads of spin bowling options when they're all on deck. He's a decent bat too, with a first class average of 35. I am a bit surprised we haven't seen him feature more in the short stuff, his 7 T20I's yielded some good numbers.