How to spot a sprouting star
Jamie Pandaram, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , looks at how New South Wales’ talent scouts have found players such as Brett Lee, Michael Clarke and Phillip Hughes
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Jamie Pandaram, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, looks at how New South Wales’ talent scouts have found players such as Brett Lee, Michael Clarke and Phillip Hughes. The next big thing is tipped to be Josh Hazelwood, a 17-year-old fast bowler.
Those in the know at the state’s high performance unit believe they can tip a future champion before he or she is old enough to get a driver's licence. "It's the X-factor," the department's manager, Alan Campbell, said. "They look like they want to be there, they keep bouncing back after all the tests we put them through. And they have the ability to perform when it really counts.”
In the Herald Sun Ron Reed writes Geoff and Shaun Marsh, who was picked in the one-day squad to tour the West Indies, are in line to become only the second father-son combination to represent Australia.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo