Darren Lehmann rules out four quicks at Gabba
Australia coach Darren Lehmann says they will only play four quicks in the first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba if there is a “monsoon” before the series opener.
Lehmann said the bowling attacks would prove the difference in the three-Test series against the Black Caps starting in Brisbane on Thursday.
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However, Lehmann said he would not unleash all four quicks – Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle and Josh Hazlewood – on what is expected to be another juicy Gabba deck.
“We are pretty comfortable with where our quicks are at – (now it’s a matter of) do we go with two left-armers (Johnson, Starc) or whatever,” Lehmann said.
“We won’t bowl four quicks unless there is a monsoon.
“Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has had success here and we have an allrounder in the side (Mitchell Marsh).”