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Bird is in a rich vein of form, having
claimed a maidenTest five-fer against New
Zealand, followed by a career-best 7-45
forTasmania over New SouthWales in the
Sheffield Shield, and expects to be a good
fit for the Nottinghamshire side andTrent
Bridge’s unique bowling conditions.
“My style is to challenge the batsmen
with every delivery, making them play at
deliveries that they shouldn’t, and keeping
the ball in the right areas for a number of
overs,” said Bird.
“I think that kind of bowling suits English
conditions and I can’t wait to bowl on the
surfaces atTrent Bridge after talking to
Andre Adams about the wickets.
“I will hopefully be able to pass on a bit
of my experience to the younger lads, but
the trip also acts as a learning curve for
myself and I will be picking the brains of
players as to the best places to bowl on
these surfaces.
“I am in a similar position back home
where I am one of the older guys in
theTasmania attack and have that
responsibility to help the younger lads
coming through.
“I will aim to be bowling well throughout
my ten games, to help the Club and keep
my performances in the minds of the
national selectors.”
Siddle has been ruled out with a stress
fracture in his back, as well as work to
remedy a long-standing ankle problem,
but Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket
Mick Newell is backing Bird’s experience
and international quality to be of huge
benefit to the side this summer.
“Having a bowler of international quality
to spearhead our young seam attack is
important for us, so we knew what type of
player we wanted to go for,” he said.
“After Peter got injured, Jackson is the
Nottinghamshire have signed
Australian international seamer
Jackson Bird for the first ten
Specsavers County Championship
fixtures of the season after injury
saw Peter Siddle withdraw from his
stint with the Club for 2016.
Bird to
replace
Siddle
for 2016
“Having a bowler of
international quality
to spearhead our
young seam attack is
important for us.”
Mick Newell
man Australia turned to. He performed
very well in thatTest match, he’s a similar
bowler to Peter in many ways and he
was the obvious choice for us in the
circumstances.
“Jackson is also very suitable for English
conditions, particularly the types of pitches
we play on atTrent Bridge.
“Pairing him with Stuart Broad early in
the season, with real competition for
the other two places, is an exciting
combination for us.”