Former Check batter Kurtis Patterson has additional staked his declare for a global comeback after batting all day to make an outstanding century for Australia A.
Patterson, who performed the final of his two Checks in 2019, starred with an unbeaten 126 as Australia A went to stumps on day one in every of their conflict with the England Lions at Cricket Central in Sydney on 3-262.
Dealing with Check gamers Shoaib Bashir and Josh Tongue, Patterson arrived on the crease within the first over on Thursday after opener Tim Ward fell for a duck.
Patterson will resume batting on Friday within the four-day match with Josh Philippe (54 not out).
Opener Jayden Goodwin (70) mixed with Patterson for a 177-run second-wicket stand after Ward’s early dismissal.
It has been a outstanding turnaround for 31-year-old Patterson, who started the summer time taking part in grade cricket for St George after a regarding kind decline price him the NSW captaincy.
Admitting in November he deserved to be dropped, Patterson has responded in the very best method for NSW, and now Australia A.
He has a Check common of 144, after hitting a century towards Sri Lanka in Canberra in 2019.
However Patterson was a sufferer of circumstances, not wanted on Australia’s Ashes tour that yr after Steve Smith and David Warner returned from their Sandpapergate bans.
Australia A opted to go for a bowler-heavy XI on Thursday, with Queensland fast Xavier Bartlett resulting from are available in at quantity seven after Victorian all-rounder Will Sutherland.
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