da fazobetai： XXXX Queensland Bulls allrounder James Hopes has made a late dash toHobart to be on stand-by for tomorrow’s Pura Cup clash against theTasmania Tigers.
da aposte e ganhe： Queensland Cricket18-Dec-2002XXXX Queensland Bulls allrounder James Hopes has made a late dash toHobart to be on stand-by for tomorrow’s Pura Cup clash against theTasmania Tigers.Hopes flew to Tasmania today as a pre-cautionary move after off-spinnerNathan Hauritz was troubled by a calf muscle strain at training thismorning.The allrounder was part-way through captaining the Queensland Academy ofSport team in their match against the Tasmanian 2nd XI at Allan BorderField, top-scoring with 57 in the first innings and taking 2-31 from17.5 overs.Hauritz was bothered by the injury during last weekend’s Australia ‘A’match against Sri Lanka and the Queensland selectors felt it was best tocover all contingencies should he not be 100 percent tomorrow morning.Hopes had the company of wicket-keeper Wade Seccombe for the flight toHobart today after the Bulls gloveman was granted permission to delayhis trip to be present at the birth of he and wife Vicki’s third child.The Seccombe’s became parents again yesterday with the birth ofElizabeth Grace.Meanwhile the Bulls have benefited from the presence of Queenslandcricket legend Carl Rackemann during their build-up for the match.Bulls coach Terry Oliver has taken steps to incorporate past Queenslandplayers into the team’s routine wherever possible, with Rackemanntravelling with the team on Monday.Oliver has involved the likes of Ian Healy, Rackemann, Geoff Foley andScott Prestwidge in the team’s preparations so far and has plans toutilise the experience of Trevor Barsby and Allan Border when available.”Having these blokes around is good for some of the younger players toget an idea of where the team has come from and it’s good for me to haveanother person to bounce ideas off,” said Oliver.Rackemann, the leading wicket-taker in Queensland history, coachedZimbabwe for two seasons with some success before returning to farm inQueensland.XXXX Queensland Bulls v Tasmania, Pura Cup, Thurs Dec 19 – Sun Dec 22,Bellerive Oval: Jimmy Maher (c), Brendan Nash, Martin Love, AndrewSymonds, Stuart Law, Lee Carseldine, Wade Seccombe, Ashley Noffke,Nathan Hauritz, Joe Dawes, Damien MacKenzie, Scott Brant, James Hopes(one to be omitted, twelfth man to be named)
