Australia gamble on Nathan Coulter-Nile for Test against West Indies
'We've had our eye on him for a long time'0:49Cricket: Australian Chairman of Selectors Rod Marsh says that the selection committee has had their eye on bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile for a quite a while.Nathan Coulter-Nile has earned selection for the Test squad to take on the West Indies at Hobart.Source:Getty ImagesNATHAN Coulter-Nile has circumvented the need for any first-class match practice heading into the first Test based on a “gut feel” by selectors that he’s the man for the job.National S..>> view originalMelbourne home values fell 3.5 per cent in November — the biggest...
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