Stunning rise left Aussie selectors with problem they always wanted as awkward call looms
“We saw last year a glimpse of how he can strike the ball so cleanly when he’s batting,” West Australian teammate Lance Morris told Fox Cricket last week.“He swings the new ball, and he can bowl through the middle really nice. He’s working on some execution stuff as well for deep in the inning. He’s definitely expanding his game.
Despite only having ten first-class matches under his belt, Hardie’s all-round heroics prompted an unexpected call-up for last year’s Australia A tour to Sri Lanka, but his selection paid dividends. After cracking 58 in the second one-day match against Sri Lanka A, he scored 62* and 78* in the red-ball fixtures, also taking 3-35 during the first unofficial Test at Hambantota.
On his 24th birthday, Hardie struck a brutal 33-ball 57 against the Brisbane Heat at Perth Stadium, backing it up with a career-high 90 not out against the Hobart Hurricanes at the same venue the following week. Earlier this year, Hardie was named the Australia A captain for a red-ball tour of New Zealand, scoring a dazzling 115 against the Kiwis in Lincoln. Suddenly, a national call-up beckoned.
“ got some good power, so whether that role is finishing off an innings with his power-hitting, or he does get an opportunity a little higher up the order, we’ll see.”
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