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Australia crack open the bolly
By Will last year, at the start of January, 5 Comments »
Not that bolly. Doug Bollinger, the left-arm swing bowler, who will make his debut alongside the flame-haired Andrew McDonald (a batsman who bowls), as Australia attempt to avoid a 0-3 whitewash in their backyard. Can you believe it?
Bollinger, 27, seems to be an interesting character.
“I’m just going to go out there and just do what I’ve been doing for New South Wales and try swinging the ball,” he said. “Just try to intimidate batsmen and just try and be competitive. I’d just like to compete and do well, I’m not out there to make friends.”Graeme Smith and the South Africans do not know much about Bollinger, but they are learning quickly about his quirks.
“Any guy who is going to try 150,000% in this game is someone we’re going to have to respect,” Smith said teasingly. The tourists have traded jokes about Bollinger’s hair on the team bus, but say they won’t use them on the field.
It’s all setup beautifully if you’re not an Australian fan. Us Poms, well, we haven’t had much cause to peer down our noses with disparaging sympathy at our favourite cousins for years and years. Roll on the third Test (live scorecard).
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