as underdogs in next week's Pura Cup final in Tasmania.
yesterday. Although they made their state's all-time low innings score of 53 and suffered a seven-wicket defeat, they qualified for lost.
the expected birth of his twins this week, and captain Simon Katich will be back from a cut thumb, the realisation has quickly set in hopes in the five-day final.
outfit than in their previous three - losses to NSW in 1993-94, WA in 1997-98, and Queensland in 2001-02.
NSW.
They boast the cup's leading wicket-taker, with swingman Ben Hilfenhaus taking 53 wickets at 26 runs apiece, and its 54. But with the hosts needing only to draw to win the cup, the MacGill should have much work to do.
37 at 32, MacGill will be wanting to boost his Test claims for next summer's Tests against Sri Lanka and India.
"Most of the bowlers form at the moment," said Dominic Thornely, NSW's stand-in skipper for the past week. "The last two games is as good as he's bowled all year. He'll be a key factor down there for us.
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three matches, NSW coach Trevor Bayliss said he had been bowling deliveries."
Blues selectors face a tough choice over a back-up spinner, with Beau Casson and Nathan Hauritz having shown only moderate form.
163 in NSW's follow-on innings of 498.
and paceman Adam Griffith back from a hamstring strain.
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