D’Arcy Short set to leave WA to boost Test chances, joins Peter Siddle at new look Tasmania
Defending Shield champions NSW have moved quickly to strengthen their bowling stocks for next season while Tasmania look determined not to be caught at the wrong end of the table again.
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The man Shane Warne dubbed “the new Davey Warner” is considering an Australian cricket sea change aimed at finally fulfilling that moniker.
Twenty20 superstar D’Arcy Short has played just 14 first-class matches since debuting for Western Australia in 2016 and is in deep talks with Tasmania about the prospect of moving States for a greater opportunity in the longer form.
Warner started out as a T20 wonder, only to quickly evolve into one of the most damaging Test match batsmen in world cricket.
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Short is currently part of Australia’s two white ball teams and is firmly in the frame for the T20 World Cup. His record in the Big Bash and one-day cup is blistering. But despite Warne’s high-profile endorsement, the new master blaster remains a long way from pushing his case for Test cricket.
It’s understood Tasmania has already secured veteran Peter Siddle for a shock shift from Victoria.
Meanwhile, NSW have gone on a signing spree and lured quality bowlers Adam Zampa and Chris Tremain back to their home state.
Siddle gives the Tasmanian squad a boost not only in the bowling department, but with on-field leadership given George Bailey has retired and Tim Paine and Matthew Wade are established fixtures in the Test side.
Short would help solve Tasmania’s spin bowling dilemma, but chiefly he’d be out to make a mark with the bat, either opening the batting like Warner, or in the middle-order as he’s most recently appeared in Australia’s ODI team.
The 29-year-old already plays for the Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL and a permanent move to Tasmania would make sense.
Two summers ago, Warne called for Short to be given a crack in Test cricket.
“For me, D’Arcy Short’s the one. If you’re going to change, something, I think D’Arcy Short could be the new David Warner,” Warne said on FOX Cricket’s Test coverage.
“I’ve seen him in IPL action, I think he’s got a terrific technique. I think sometimes his shot selection could get a bit better …
“But I’ve worked closely with him, I worked with him for about a month or so with his bowling. I really do believe his bowling is underrated, I think he keeps getting told he’s a part-timer, keeps getting told we can all whack him around the place.
“But I think he’s a genuine batsman. Remember, Warner the first year of IPL struggled with spinners, couldn’t work out something. Eventually, because he was so good, he worked it out. I think D’Arcy Short can work it out too.”
Originally published as D’Arcy Short set to leave WA to boost Test chances, joins Peter Siddle at new look Tasmania