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Shaun Tait

Batting style:
Right Handed-hand bat
Bowling style:
Right-arm fast
Played for:
Australia
Roles played:
Bowler
Home country:

Australia

Born:
February 22, 1983, Adelaide, South Australia

Profile

A muscular build and a shoulder-strong action, Shaun Tait is another exciting fast bowling prospect with Mitchell Johnson. With his unique action, Tait has the ability to clock deliveries above 150 kph and even push it to 160 kph. Critics term him as an expensive and erratic bowler as he concedes too many extras. After an ordinary start to his international career, the quickie made a major impact at the 2007 World Cup where he silenced his critics by scalping 23 wickets in the tournament.The South Australian bowls out and out fast and has the great ability to reverse-swing the ball. With his slingy action, he is a tough bowler to play against. Tait is a major element in the new era of Aussie pace battery. ‘Sloon’ injured himself after a successful 2007 World Cup campaign. When he returned back to action in the Test series against India in 2008, he was given a rough treatment by the Indian batters on a fast Perth pitch. Shaun went wicket-less in both the innings and was an easy prey for the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman. His poor performance came as a major shock for the youngster as he announced temporary retirement from cricket to get his mindset right. If Tait is able to keep himself fit and regain his confidence back, he can partner Lee to become the 21st century's version of Lillee and Thompson.


Statistics

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  Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's
Test 3 5 20 2 6.67 43.48 0 0
ODI 22 4 24 2 12 88.89 0 0
T20 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Matches Innings Balls Runs Wickets BBI BBM Avg. Econ. 4w 5w 10w Extras
Test 6 6 414 302 5 3/97 / 60.4 4.38 0 0 0 18
ODI 21 21 1080 961 38 4/39 / 25.29 5.34 1 0 0 85
T20 3 3 72 95 4 2/22 / 23.75 7.92 0 0 0 4
  Catches Stumpings Runouts
Test 1 0 0
ODI 2 0 1
T20 1 0 0

Career

Span:
Test:
2005-2008
 
ODI:
2007-2009
 
T20:
2007-2009
Test
Debut:
Australia Vs England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Aug 25, 2005
Last played:
Australia Vs India at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth - Western Australia - Jan 16, 2008
ODI
Debut:
Australia Vs England at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney - Feb 02, 2007
Last played:
Australia Vs New Zealand at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth - Western Australia - Feb 01, 2009
T20
Debut:
Australia Vs New Zealand at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth - Western Australia - Dec 11, 2007
Last played:
Australia Vs South Africa at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Queensland - Jan 13, 2009
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