Michael Neser gave Australian selectors 176 causes to contemplate him as a respectable fourth Test possibility smashing the mammoth century after being launched from the squad to play county cricket.
The Queenslander had been starring for Glamorgan earlier than he joined the Australian Test squad and returned with a bang smashing 25 boundaries and two sixes in his 202 ball innings as he introduced up his fourth first-class century.
Neser was despatched again to county cricket between the third and fourth Ashes Tests to have a bowl however rain denied him that chance so he made up for it with the bat to emphasize to selectors his all-round skills.
The century is Neser‘s second in a row after he made 123 against Sussex in his last match before entering Australia’s Ashes camp in May.
“It means a lot. To put that together is quite special,” Neser informed BBC on the finish of play.
“We simply tried to say let‘s be positive and put the pressure back on them. We had a few fortunate moments and thankfully it paid off.
Neser has long found himself behind Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland in Australia’s assault, with skipper Pat Cummins’ a lock.
But Australia’s tail has struggled to wag within the collection, past a memorable partnership between Cummins and now injured spinner Nathan Lyon which steered their group to victory within the opening Test at Edgbaston.
Neser has taken 19 wickets at a mean of 25 in his six county video games, and is Glamorgan’s fourth-highest run scorer, averaging a mammoth 81 for the Division 2 group
The 33-year-old will return to Australia‘s Test camp in Manchester this weekend, with a full squad training session on Sunday and coach Andrew McDonald already having a full list of players to choose from for the fourth Test.
Injuries loom, however, as the best way for Neser to force his way into the Australian line-up.
Neser wasn’t the one Australian within the runs in county cricket, with Glenn Maxwell smashing 81 in 67 balls in his first red-ball recreation since 2019.
Originally revealed as Michael Neser smashed 176 for Glamorgan after launch from Australian Test squad
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
