Born: 19/4/75 Team: South Australia Test debut: v West Indies at Sydney, 1996/97 ODI debut: v Sri Lanka at Colombo, 1996/97 Right-arm fast bowler
Right-handed batsman |
Just when Australian cricket's most injury-prone bowler thought he had finally staked his place in the team, an Achilles injury cut short his World Cup campaign. Gillespie comes into this series needing to prove that he has fully recovered before he can reclaim the new ball.
Back strains and stress fractures dogged his early career after a Test debut against West Indies in 1996/97 and in 1999 he broke his leg in a freak fielding collision with Steve Waugh.
But, when fit, "Dizzy" is the unsung member of the Australian attack: his pace second only to Brett Lee, his accuracy up there with Glenn McGrath.
Gillespie's ability to swing the ball late away from the left-hander was demonstrated with ease against England's Marcus Trescothick during the Ashes series.
And it could prove decisive against a West Indies line-up packed with southpaws.
MMIX
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