State switch gives Klinger new lease on life

Michael Klinger was a useful player for Victoria but has turned into an excellent one since his off-season switch to South Australia. In the Age Greg Baum looks at his rise.

In eight years with Victoria, Klinger made two centuries. In eight weeks with South Australia, he has made three already, including a double. His latest, against Queensland at the Gabba on Monday, he cherished doubly, because it was not made at the Adelaide Oval and so could not be written off as cheap, and because it guided his new state to its first win for more than a year.