Taylor tinkers in nets (14 May 1997)
THE Australians had their first net of the Ashes tour at Lord`s yesterday and a long one it was for Mark Taylor, the captain, who is eager to put a run of bad form with the bat behind him
14-May-1997
Wednesday 14 May 1997
Taylor tinkers in nets
By Barrie Fairall
THE Australians had their first net of the Ashes tour at Lord`s
yesterday and a long one it was for Mark Taylor, the captain,
who is eager to put a run of bad form with the bat behind
him.
In contrast, the leg-spinner Shane Warne showed more interest
in loosening up than sending down the dazzling
assortment of deliveries feared by batsmen the world over.
Geoff Marsh, Australia`s coach, said: "We want to get straight
into it and we are ready for action. Some of the guys have had
just three weeks off while others have had five, but we all come
off the back of a full summer season.
"We don`t have long before the one-day series against England
but there are no worries. We have enough cricket to prepare.
We shall also be practising every day outside of our warmup matches."
The Australians will have another net at Lord`s today before
travelling to Arundel for the traditional tour opener against
the Duchess of Norfolk`s XI tomorrow.
There are then three more one-day games to follow in four days
- against Northamptonshire and Worcestershire at the weekend
and against Durham next Tuesday. The Texaco Trophy series
against England opens two days later at Headingley.
Mohammad Akram, meanwhile, is suffering from a knee injury
and may miss Northamptonshire`s match with the tourists on
Saturday.
The Pakistani fast bowler left the field during Monday`s
52-run win over Leicestershire in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/)