Expecting the unexpected

Remember Darren Pattinson? Think back to July, when two weeks away from his 30th birthday, having spent the last 24 years of his life in Australia, a roof tiler with just 11 first-class matches made his Test debut for England. Six months on, a younger Pattinson, James, was plucked from the Victorian Bushrangers' rookie list to make his first-class debut in Perth against Western Australia. It's all in keeping with family traditions, finds out Michael Horan in the Herald Sun. Ironically, it was Darren's groin strain that created a spot in the squad for young James.