Sydney, Feb 27: Australia's leading pace gentleman
James Pattinson, who performed brilliantly in the first Test against India in
Chennai, could be rested for the next Test in Hyderabad by means of team pecking
order desperate not to risk the fast bowler breaking down again.
There is only a three-day rotate until the second
Test begins on Saturday, and Australia will consider what effect the rigours of
the Chennai defeat had on the 22-year-old Victorian, who was creation his
international return from a lower rib injury suffered next to South Africa in
November, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
India completed an eight-wicket come first here on
Tuesday morning, successfully managing a 50-run chase after Australian debutant
Moises Henriques was left stranded on 81 not out. The house side leads the
four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-0.
Pattinson, along with NSW all-rounder Henriques, was
a leading light for Australia, claiming 5-96 in the first innings including
five of India's top seven batsmen, and adding another in their brief second
dig.
Pattinson is coming off what the team's
high-performance staff regard as a low base, entering the first Test by means
of only a Sheffield Shield appearance in January and a two-day tour game in
Chennai, as well as a cameo in club cricket last month, the paper said.
After being used carefully by captain Michael Clarke
earlier in the match Pattinson bowled only six overs in two full session on
Saturday, but devastated the India top arrange in the process, the paper added.
The concern with Pattinson's workload is due to his
previous breakdown, as after starring next to South Africa in Brisbane, he went
down during the second Test in Adelaide, wiping him out for the relax of the
international summer, the paper reported.
Selectors receive advice from the high-performance
team on players' workloads and fitness before each match, and then make a
decision, and therefore there is a probability the rapid could be rested in the
next Test.
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