Aussie cricket's future shines in rocky run chase

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Two young men who signifier arsenic all-important cogs to the aboriginal of Australian cricket person combined to steer Western Australia done a rocky fourth-innings tally pursuit successful the Sheffield Shield.

Western Australia's pursuit of 121 successful their clash with South Australia looked precarious erstwhile they fell to 2-14 successful the 5th over, with Sam Whiteman and erstwhile Australia opener Cameron Bancroft backmost successful the pavilion.

The nervy tally pursuit besides saw erstwhile Australia batter Shaun Marsh and ex-Test all-rounder Hilton Cartwright tally out.

But 22-year-old Australia all-rounder Cameron Green and 24-year-old batter Josh Philippe, who's played limited-overs planetary cricket, joined forces to assistance their authorities to a six-wicket triumph astatine the WACA.

When Philippe deed the winning runs 40.2 overs into the innings, helium had made 31 from 38 and Green 38 from 90.

Saturday's Sheffield Shield enactment besides saw Queensland left-arm orthodox bowler Matthew Kuhnemann rotation the Bulls to triumph implicit Tasmania successful Townsville.

The 25-year-old finished with figures of 5-107 from 43 overs arsenic Queensland defeated Tasmania by 96 runs.

Meanwhile, Victoria's bowlers guided their authorities to a 204-run triumph implicit NSW successful Sydney.

Scott Boland, Will Sutherland and Jon Holland each took 3 wickets each, arsenic two-Test batter Kurtis Patterson (4) and uncapped all-rounder Sean Abbott (16) failed to impressment successful the 4th innings.

Both Patterson and Abbott are hoping to gain enactment successful Australia's squad for the Ashes.

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