SYDNEY THUNDER

Last year’s winners have had their heart ripped out, with Mike Hussey’s retirement and Jacques Kallis’ unavailability. Hussey remains active at the club mainly for that reason. But there’s no evidence new captain, Shane Watson, won’t be the decisive factor he’s always been, with bat and ball. They might not get much benefit from Usman Khawaja, if he keeps his coveted Test spot. Irrepressible fan fave, Andre Russell, is back and a man of his power and versatility is indispensable. Eoin Morgan joins them for a three-game powerplay. Kurtis Patterson is capable of being to batting what Pat Cummins is to fastbowling: exciting, young, prodigious. Having been on the scene since an explosive domestic start at 18 in 2011, Patterson is cherry ripe after only being picked for one game…

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Inside Cricket (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2017

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