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Cricket: Bracewell could force way into attack

By David Leggat
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19 Mar, 2013 04:30 PM3 mins to read

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      If New Zealand don't arrive at Eden Park on Friday morning full of self-belief something's seriously wrong. New Zealand were expected to be at least competitive, if not better, in the T20 and ODI series, and were so. England won the deciders both times, turning it on as New Zealand turned off on both occasions. The tests were different. Few gave New Zealand a chance over the course of the three tests. World no 2 vs world No 8, after all, albeit in the lower-ranked team's back yard.
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      If Doug Bracewell makes a good fist of his audition in Christchurch today, he'll be a strong chance to play the deciding third test against England.

      Bracewell cut his foot on glass before the first test and hasn't been seen since. He will play for Central Districts against Canterbury in their Ford Trophy game at Hagley Oval.

      His type of seam bowling may provide a point of difference, and a freshness for New Zealand.

      Gamely as Tim Southee, Neil Wagner and Trent Boult have bowled, it's been hard yakka over the first two matches for both sets of seamers.

      Eden Park is likely to offer more pace and bounce than Dunedin and Wellington. Bracewell is a bowler who hits the pitch hard.

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      His recent test form is modest - nine wickets at 64 apiece in his past six matches - but the draining effect of the first two tests in the ANZ international series means coach/selector Mike Hesson will need to think hard before sticking with the present trio.

      Captain Brendon McCullum said on Monday that retaining the same XI for all three tests had merit and Hesson admitted it would be hard for a bowler to force his way in.

      Bracewell joins the squad if all goes well in Christchurch. Ian Butler is there, too. It seems you can't have too many options.

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      "We need fresh bodies there in case guys don't scrub up," Hesson said. "It's been great they haven't had to bowl for the last three days [since last Friday, because of England enforcing the follow-on in Wellington] because our guys were hanging on by a thread for a while. I'd assume they'll be fine but we need to show a bit of due diligence there."

      Bracewell needed "to get through 10 overs, and a good 10 overs".

      So who makes way for Bracewell? If he gets a tick on arrival in Auckland, one of the left-armers Wagner or Boult. Four seamers are a possibility for Friday, but Hesson was speaking before seeing the pitch, and was giving spinner Bruce Martin - "he hasn't put a foot wrong" - a decent rap at the same time.

      A demotion would be tough on the workhorse Wagner, whose 87 overs top the lot across the two teams so far, for nine wickets. Boult's four wickets have cost 39. Southee's solitary success came with his eighth ball of the series, but he'll be retained. They have toiled manfully, but sentimentality doesn't win tests.

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      Of England's pace trio only James Anderson has gone beyond 60 overs. Their bowling coach David Saker insists there is gas left in their collective tank and change is unlikely, fitness permitting.

      Tall Steven Finn caused havoc on a bouncy Eden Park in the deciding ODI. He's managed just three wickets so far, but this is likely to be the venue most suited to his style.

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