Sunday, May 31, 2009

Nannes wants a shot at Ponting's men


Japanese-speaking fast bowler Dirk Nannes is desperate for the Netherlands to reach the World Twenty Super Eights so that he can take on the mighty Australians.The 33-year-old left-armer had harboured outside hopes of making the Australian team, but once that door was closed, he was more than happy to join the Dutch squad.Nannes has played for Middlesex in English county cricket as well as Victoria in Australia and qualifies for the Netherlands courtesy of his Dutch-born parents who settled down under.His first priority is to try and help his team negotiate a way out of Group B which features hosts England and 2007 runners-up Pakistan.That would likely set-up a chance against Ricky Ponting's Australians in the Super Eights."I'm not really that fussed that (Australia) are not picking me," Nannes told a cricket website."Of course I would like to play for them, but I've been given a really good opportunity by the Dutch team."If I play for Holland, I will probably make the starting XI. If I was picked in the 30-man squad for Australia, the chances are I wouldn't play and they'll play other people."Obviously I would like to play and I do think I would be one of the better players in their team, but they chose not to pick me. I'm still going to go to the World Cup and I'm still going to play."Nannes enjoys the big stage. At the IPL in South Africa, he nudged aside Glenn McGrath in the Delhi Dardevils line-up and claimed six wickets early on at a cost of just 6.48 runs an over.In Australian Twenty20, he helped the Bushrangers win the 2008 title with figures of 4-23 to help beat Western Australia in the final.A colourful cricketer off the field, Nannes plays the saxophone and even speaks Japanese.

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