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'Wild Thing' Lance Morris earns Australia Test call-up

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Sunday, 04 December 2022 17:36
Lance Morris, the Western Australia pace bowler who is rated the quickest bowler in Australia, has been called up into the squad alongside Queensland seamer Michael Neser as bowling reinforcement for the second Test against West Indies in Adelaide.

Morris, 24, has had an outstanding Sheffield Shield season where he is the leading wicket-taker with 27 and 18.40. He almost bowled WA to a remarkable victory at the Gabba on Sunday.

Dubbed 'The Wild Thing' - in a nod to former tearaway Shaun Tait - after bursting onto the scene five years ago during a tour game against England at the WACA, where he notably bowled a wayward short delivery first up to Joe Root, Morris has developed a reputation for testing the speed radar.

"I'm an attacking and intimidating bowler," Morris told ESPNcricinfo. "I can get to the early 150s [kph]. I'm just settling into my body now. They say around 26 is when you basically mature as a bowler. I've got still room to get faster."

Australia have called up reinforcements after captain Pat Cummins was unable to bowl in the second innings in Perth due to a quad injury. He is confident of being fit for the day-night Test but with a packed schedule the selectors are unlikely to take risks.

Whether Morris cracks into the XI remains to be seen with Scott Boland, who averages 9.55 in Tests, already there as the reserve quick. He has not played since his stunning Ashes performance last season.

But Morris could add a point-of-difference to the attack and the selectors may consider it is worth seeing what he can do at the next level.

"I think that's probably No.1 [quickest] I've faced in my Shield career," Kurtis Patterson, the NSW captain, said earlier this season. "He was fast and it was No.1 in terms of absolutely consistent pace."

Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey said it was a good opportunity to get Morris into the squad.

"He has genuine pace and his ability to create opportunities for wickets is a real draw card," Bailey said. "It will be great experience for him to come into the environment."

Morris also gave the Indians a working over during a T20 World Cup match in Perth earlier in the summer.

"The more I bowl, the more I feel like I'm really grasping what being a fast bowler is all about," he said. "Hopefully I can keep getting better and continue to bowl fast because it's a lot of fun."

Neser played his one and only Test match to-date in last year's Adelaide day-night Test when Cummins was ruled out with Covid.

"Michael has been with the squad on a regular basis in the past seasons and was simply outstanding in Adelaide last summer," Bailey said.

"He has continued to perform consistently and will be warmly welcomed back."

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