South Africa’s Nortje Eyes Test Return Against Australia After Lengthy Absence
Nortje has been rebuilding his red-ball skills after injury setbacks and could make South Africa’s 15-man Test squad, selectors said.
- South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje is preparing for a return to international Test cricket after being named in the 18-man preliminary squad for the three-match series against Australia, which starts October 9 at Kingsmead, Durban.
- Nortje has not played first-class cricket since March 2023 due to persistent back and hip injuries that forced the 32-year-old to focus on shorter formats while rebuilding his red-ball workload.
- Working with national bowling coach Piet Botha in Gqeberha, Nortje is refining his action ahead of squad finalization. South Africa began an intra-squad match on Sunday with selectors cutting the preliminary 18-man squad to 15 late Monday.
- With fitness doubts surrounding pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada and three other bowlers ruled out due to hamstring injuries, Nortje's experience becomes vital for South Africa's attack in the series.
- "There's just that little bit of extra X-factor that comes out," Nortje said, expressing his desire to contribute to a Test side that won the World Test Championship in mid-2025.
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South Africa’s Nortje eyes Test return against Australia after lengthy absence
With fitness doubts over pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada and three other bowlers ruled out with hamstring injuries, Nortje is set to return to red-ball cricket for the first time since South Africa’s Test victory over West Indies in March 2023.
Cricket-South Africa's Nortje eyes test return against Australia after lengthy absence
DURBAN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje could make a remarkable return to first-class cricket after an absence of almost four years to help an injury-hampered South Africa attack in the first test against Australia, which starts in Durban on Friday.
South Africa's Nortje eyes test return against Australia after lengthy absence
DURBAN, Oct 4 - South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje could make a remarkable return to first-class cricket after an absence of almost four years to help an injury-hampered South Africa attack in the first test against Australia, which starts in Durban on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
“I’ll Be Very Excited”: Anrich Nortje Eyes Test Comeback Against Australia
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Nortje targets test comeback
from NJABULO MKHIZE in Durban KwaZulu Natal Bureau CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African fast bowler Anrich Nortje is preparing for a remarkable return to Test cricket after almost four years away from the red-ball international game. Nortje could feature when South Africa face Australia in the first Test in Durban on Friday, with […] The post Nortje targets test comeback first appeared on CAJ News Africa.
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