Late sport England team reorganised

Press, 26 December 1979, Page 4

Late sport England team reorganised

NZPA Sydney. England selectors have reorganised tneir batting line up for (toda.s s Benson anu Hedges Cup (match against Australia in Sydney. dropping Derek Randal) down the order to make wav for Graham Gooch. Gooch becomes Geoff Bov colt’s 'opening partner alter scores of [nought, one and nought b\ Randall in his last three innings The selectors, however, have retained the team beaten so de-ii-i\u!\ by the West Indies in Brisbane last Sundav. The Australian selectors have omitted two of the best perfoimers of their last one dav match against England. Trevor Laughlin and Max Walkei The former Australian captain, lan Chappell, makes Ids first appearance against England in the series and Bruce Laird is the onlv other player named who did not appoaj in the last one dav clash with the tourists The Australian pace attack will be without the tiers Jeff Thomson who was a late withdrawal from the original team .through an ankle injury. ‘ England still head the Benson land Hedges competition but losses in the te>t match against Australia and Monday s one dav gam e with the West Indies will have them eager to consolidate their position with a win toda.v

i The teams are:— England.—Geoff Bovcntf Graham Gooch. Peter Wiilev. Dav id Gower, Derek Randall. lan Botham. Mike Brearie- David Bairslow. Graham Dillev. Derek ! Underwood, Boh WiHis. John Lev er. Australia.—Greg Chappell. Kim (Hughes. Julien Weiner. Bruce Laird. Allan Border, lan Chappell, Rodnev Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock. Doug Walters, Rodnev Hogg. Len Pascoe The twelfth men for both te*ina is yet ob<