Thu, Mar 12 05:30 PMSydney, Mar.12 (ANI): Australia's series defeat of South Africa on the latter's home turf, has convinced former skipper Mark Taylor that Ponting's boys will start as favourites for this year's Ashes series.Taylor also said that ageing stars such as Brett Lee, Stuart Clark and Andrew Symonds would have a tough time breaking back into a revitalized Test line-up.
"It just shows the value of going with young players," Fox Sports quoted Taylor, as saying after Australia's 175-run victory in the second Test at Durban."This is an ideal situation for Australian cricket because the older blokes have to try to push the younger blokes out and that's not going to be easy," Taylor said."The selectors have some tough choices to make, but I can't see them making too many changes.
Brett Lee has played no cricket at all and Stuart Clark has just come back in grade cricket. itchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus have been terrific and Doug Bollinger was good in his only Test (in Sydney) so if Stuart Clark and Brett Lee do come back the selectors are going to have quite a few quicks to choose from."Taylor's former vice-captain Ian Healy claimed
Clark and Lee had credits for their past performance, but had to find fitness and form after long lay-offs from injury before they could be considered again."They've got some good bowling to do to prove themselves," Healy said.However, given the hectic schedule and injury record of the team recently, he said Australia had to ensure all its fast bowlers were fit and firing. Its fine.
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