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Hazlewood just one of Australia's coming golden generation

Roar Guru
25th December, 2014
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For many people Christmas is a highlight of the year. For Australians, the Boxing Day Test Match at the M.C.G is their highlight.

A man with a big role to play in this match will be young Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who shone on debut for Australia at the Gabba.

With many people taking his stunning debut as an early Christmas present for Australian cricket, Josh Hazlewood is just one of many young and talented quicks ready to take international cricket by storm.

Pat Cummins
The obvious choice for many Australians as the Test team’s next premier fast bowler would have to be Pat Cummins.

His debut series against South Africa will go down in history as one of the best performances by a youngster, but sadly since then injuries have curtailed his career. After a tough couple of years, Cummins is now back on the scene and expect this guy to be back in the Test side in the not too distant future.

James Pattinson
Another one of Australia’s most injury prone bowlers over recent years has been Victorian spearhead James Pattinson. The feisty fast bowler from the Bushrangers has shown in glimpses that he has what it takes to dominate at the highest level of cricket.

One of the new age breed that are built perfectly to bowl fast, if Pattinson is able to stay fit in the coming 12 months then expect to see him back on the international scene.

Kane Richardson
An enigma filled with talent and potential but troubled by his bowling action is how most people would describe Redbacks bowler Kane Richardson.

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Ever since his infamous debut for Australia in the fifty over format, many have questioned whether Richardson would be able to make it back to those lofty heights. In a great sign of his character he has fought back into the Australian limited overs set up and a Test call up could be just around the corner.

Jason Behrendorff
While many experts say that Mitchell Starc is the number two left arm quick in Australia, Western Australian Jason Behrendorff is beginning to stake a claim for that title.

Regular bags of wickets in all different formats of the game at domestic level have thrust the tall left arm fast bowler into the national spotlight and with his home ground being the world famous fast bowlers heaven the WACA, there is little doubt that Behrendorff will keep banging on the national team door.

Nathan Coulter-Nile
Not many Australian cricketers split public opinion more than Nathan Coulter-Nile from the Warriors.

Touted by the selectors as the future of the team in the limited overs forms of the game, Coulter-Nile possesses athletic skills rarely seen in fast bowlers and this makes him an asset in the frenetic forms of fifty and twenty over cricket. With this in mind you have to wonder whether it is only a matter of time until he is handed a baggy green cap.

Gurinder Sandhu
Probably the most unknown prospect on this list would have to be the young fast bowler from New South Wales by the name of Gurinder Sandhu.

A young man who has slowly built his portfolio at state level for the Blues, Sandhu has become one of the best bowlers in the nation in every form of the game. With his ability to get steep bounce off even the flattest of pitches, national selectors will have an eye on this guy in the years to come.

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Jackson Bird
While many may think so, injuries aren’t just a problem for young fast bowlers and this was unfortunately the case for Tasmania’s Jackson Bird.

Compared to the great man Glenn McGrath after making a stellar debut against Sri Lanka, injuries have seen Bird become almost the forgotten man of Australian cricket. But you would have to expect that if this guys is able to get fit and get some regular overs under his belt, then a national call up isn’t far away.

So Australian cricket fans, the next time someone questions the depth of bowling in our national team, tell them that we will be a powerhouse for a long time to come – especially if our young quicks have anything to say about it.

What do you think about this list Roarers, have I missed anyone or have I over estimated the potential of the next generation?

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