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Redbacks keen to bite back Sam Lienert - 29 November 2001
South Australian captain Darren Lehmann says his side is keen to make amends for a disappointing performance in its four-day match against Western Australia when the teams return to Adelaide Oval for a day-night match tomorrow. WA completed an outright victory by 76 runs in their first-class match at the ground yesterday with SA batting poorly to make just 154 in its second innings. But Lehmann said the Redbacks had shown strong one-day form so far this season and were determined to end the Warriors' week in Adelaide on a losing note. "We've played some good one-day cricket this year," Lehmann said. "It's a pretty tight competition and it would be nice to bite back and really play hard tomorrow and send them back home with no points in that game." WA won the last one-day match between the two sides by 56 runs at the WACA earlier this year, with Adam Gilchrist dominating to score one of the fastest 50s of the season. Since then, SA has won its two past limited overs games, both against Victoria, with Lehmann starring in both games. And WA has gone on to lose to Queensland at the Gabba and split its results against Tasmania, to have a 2-2 record for the season, which captain Simon Katich says makes tomorrow a crucial game. "We're sitting mid-table in the ING Cup so this is a big game for both sides," he said. Gilchrist and Justin Langer will be missing from WA's last one-day side, as they are both on Test duty, while spinner Brad Oldroyd will also miss the match after being concussed on the final day of the four-day match earlier this week. Paceman Matt Nicholson, who was man of the match in the four-day game, Marcus North and Chris Rogers come into the side. For South Australia, medium pace bowler Matthew King will play his first match for the state. He replaces Brett Swain, who has sprained his ankle, while batsman Jeff Vaughan will also come into the side after missing the Pura Cup match with concussion. Teams: SA: Darren Lehmann (captain), Greg Blewett (vice captain), Ben Higgins, Ben Johnson, Chris Davies, Graham Manou, David Fitzgerald, Paul Rofe, Matthew King, Mike Smith, Mark Harrity, Brad Young. WA: Simon Katich (captain), Mike Hussey (vice captain), Ryan Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Kade Harvey, Stuart Karppinen, Brad Hogg, Matt Nicholson, Marcus North, Jo Angel, Chris Rogers, Brad Williams. © 2001 AAP
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