Steve Smith will get Australian firm throughout his pre-Ashes stint at English county facet Sussex within the form of Sydney Thunder pace-bowling allrounder Nathan McAndrew.
The 29-year-old McAndrew will play from April till July in each the County Championship and the Blast, the English recreation’s premier T20 match.
The deal means he’ll hyperlink up on the south-coast county with Smith, who has been signed to play three county championship matches for Sussex in May as he seeks to acclimatise for the Ashes.
McAndrew has been snapped up by Paul Farbrace, the previous England assistant coach who had beforehand signed the Wollongong participant when he was sporting director at Warwickshire however who moved to Sussex in December as head coach.
McAndrew impressed Farbrace at Warwickshire, taking 20 wickets at 37.85 apiece and scoring 278 at 34.75, together with two fifties.
“I can’t wait to get to England to play with Sussex,” mentioned McAndrew, who took 13 wickets within the group levels for Thunder in the course of the BBL season to assist get them into the play-offs.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time in county cricket last year and I am looking forward to taking the next step in my career playing red and white-ball cricket this season. I look forward to teaming back up with Paul Farbrace and contributing to Sussex’s success.”
Sussex bowling coach James Kirtley mentioned: “Nathan is more than a capable batter, but it will be his bowling that will excite us. In T20 cricket he regularly bowls the pressure overs which takes courage and skill.
“For our T20 group to know now we have somebody who will be relied upon in these conditions could be very comforting.
“In four-day cricket he runs in all day. His experience in England last year will pay dividends as his performances got better and better.”
Smith will not be the one world-class luminary McAndrew might be taking part in alongside, as Sussex have additionally retained India batter Cheteshwar Pujara for a second season in Division Two of the county championship whereas Pakistan allrounder Shadab Khan might be taking part in within the Blast for them.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
