Cricket: Vettori backs Hauritz

WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes Nathan Hauritz  should not be far from the national selectors’ thoughts when the Australian summer commences with a Test series against New Zealand in November. “It’s a tricky situation with a spinner who comes off a tour to India, particularly a finger spinner,” said Vettori, of the Australia spinner’s below-par show against India last year, which led to his ouster from the team. “It isn’t the easiest place to travel and with the quality of batsmen they have it’s the ultimate challenge. So it’s hard to say that due to that performance you’re not going to be a good spinner in your own country.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2011.