Daily Brisbane Sports News
- Pup barks on a dog day for Australia
- Fortune favours the brave, and Vettori is smart enough to make the most of it
- Clarke's class shines on dismal day
- Matthews slams selectors over spin snub
- Exuberance of youth goes both ways
A DEFIANT innings from Michael Clarke saved the hosts from embarrassment, but could not dampen the notion that the era of Australian hegemony is over.
DANIEL VETTORI had a day to relish at a storm-battered Gabba. Every now and then a cricket captain crosses his fingers as the coin is tossed, suspecting that the fate of his side depends on its fall.
THIS was not the triumphant homecoming Australia had hoped for, with vice-captain Michael Clarke the only batsman to overcome his Indian malaise against a committed New Zealand attack on the opening day of the summer.
FOR the second time in five months, Australia have unearthed a spinner for the future and promptly dropped him, sending a curious message to the nation's emerging slow bowlers and leading former Test spinner Greg Matthews to believe the selectors have not learned the lessons of their failed India experiment.
UPBEAT NSW skipper Dominic Thornely denied his young troops got carried away after their tour match victory against New Zealand, but added they must start being more systematic if they are to turn around the disappointing one-day loss to Queensland on Wednesday night against the same opposition today.
- Troy Robbins' Local Sports Reports
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