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Australia profiles: Shaun Tait

Dean Jones
By Dean Jones
Former Australia batsman

FACTFILE
Shaun Tait
Right-handed batsman; right-arm fast bowler
Born: 22/2/83
Test debut: yet to play
ODI debut: yet to play

I am a huge wrap for this young bloke.

He got close to 70 wickets in the Aussie domestic season and everyone in the country is talking about him.

He bowls good pace at around 90-95mph but sometimes doesn't know where they're going.

He is hard for the batsmen to pick up because he has a unique release action.

It might be a sight-seeing tour for him but even if he doesn't play a Test match it will still be a good learning experience for him.

Every Ashes tour the selectors seem to take a new young quick away - over the years guys like Ryan Campbell, Brendon Julian and Wayne Holdsworth spring to mind.

But Tait has the most potential of them all - he has the potential to be a real superstar.


Averages - 2005 Ashes

Batting
Matches 1 Innings 2 Not out 1
Runs 7 Highest score 4 Average 7.00

Bowling
Overs 28 Maidens 4
Runs 121 Wickets 3 Average 40.33




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