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While all the cameras and lights are concentrating on the pyjama game, with the impending World Cup on Australian shores, the remainder of the Sheffield Shield season is going to play an important role in the Australian cricket set up for next 18 months.
With Test tours of the West Indies and the Ashes after that, the remaining games provide those players on the periphery of the set up the opportunity to push for a ticket to the Caribbean and then onto the UK.
One of those guys who has experienced a small taste of the Australian setup through a couple of T20 games is Chris Lynn.
Lynn has been touted as an exciting prospect since he scored a century in only his second Shield game at the age of 19. Since then, he has continued to be on the selectors’ radar having played in various Australia A teams.
Unfortunately, his last two seasons have been significantly affected by serious injuries, with the most recent seeing him having to undergo shoulder surgery. These injuries have come at a terrible time, when he was very close to forcing his way into the Australian side on a more permanent basis.
But now back to full fitness, Lynn has the best chance of his career to become a real fixture of the Australian set up. With the current climate of the team, question marks over Shane Watson’s form, Michael Clarke’s body and his long term future, and Shaun Marsh’s ongoing inconsistency, Lynn has the perfect opportunity.
At the first chance, he’s well and truly grabbed it by compiling a magnificent 250* on Day 2 of the Shield Game against Victoria.
Lynn came to the crease with Queensland in real trouble early at 2/5 in the fourth over of the innings. He was soon joined by Chris Hartley to take on the huge task of trying to keep Queensland in the game.
Not only did Lynn keep his team in the game, he’s given them the best opportunity to pick up a much needed outright win. In doing so he’s also improved his first-class average to 48 and earned a shot at breaking the highest individual score for Queensland, all while continuing to knock on the selectors’ door!
Hopefully the second half of the Shield season will see a fully fit Lynn take his game to a new level, and his consistency rewarded with a long run in the Test team where he will make the number five or six spot his own for the next 10 years.
Or, if all else fails, he could just try a change of name… Or move to New South Wales.
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