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The Australian cricket team toured New Zealand in the 1985-86 season to play a three-match Test series and four-match one day series against New Zealand. New Zealand won the series 1-0 with two matches drawn. It was the first time they had beaten Australia at home in a test series, and meant they retained the Trans Tasman Trophy. The one day series was drawn 2-2. ==Australian squad== Australia had just lost to New Zealand 2-1 at home during the 1985-86 season and were lucky to draw 0-0 against India. The team was greatly weakened by defections to the South African rebel tours. However they had just finished the home summer on a high note, having defeated India and New Zealand in the 1985-86 triangular one-day series. Allan Border was confident the team would win the one day series and bring back the Trans Tasman Trophy.〔Border p 191〕 The original squad selected was selected by Laurie Sawle, Greg Chappell, Jim Higgs and Dick Guy. It consisted of: *Batsmen - Allan Border (captain), David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Greg Ritchie *Fastbowlers - Craig McDermott, Simon Davis, Bruce Reid, Dave Gilbert *Spinners - Ray Bright (vice-captain) *All rounders - Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews *Wicketkeepers - Tim Zoehrer, Wayne B. Phillips (also played as specialist batsman) *Manager - Bob Merriman *Assistant manager - Bob Simpson *Physiotherapist - Errol Alcott On-tour selectors: Border, Bright, Marsh Wayne B. Phillips had been Australia's first choice wicketkeeper for two years. However his form behind the stumps had fallen away and the Australian selectors picked him as a specialist batsman again, with specialist keeper Tim Zoehrer picked in the side as Australia's first-choice gloveman.〔(Mike Coward, 'Zoehrer Gets Marsh Seal of Approval', ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 31 January 1986 p37 ) accessed 20 July 2012〕 During the tour, Zoehrer returned to Australia with an eye infection and Phillips became the keeper. Geoff Lawson was unavailable to play due to a back injury. Leg-spinner Bob Holland was overlooked for selection despite taking more first class wickets that summer than any other bowler.〔(Australian First-Class Season 1985/86: Bowling - Most Wickets ) at Cricinfo〕 The writers of Wisden later argued this was a major mistake.〔 Bill O'Reilly was delighted with the selections of Steve Waugh ("one of the best selections in the whole era of Greg Chappell's career at the selection committee's wheel") and Bruce Reid ("strong claims to be recognised as the finest left-arm speedster we put on the international arena since Alan Davidson"), but was disappointed in the selection of Ray Bright over Holland, and Greg Ritchie over Mark O'Neill: This team is disappointing. There are not nearly enough rosy-cheeked new faces to beguile the eyes that have grown dim with the succession of recent disappointments. Australian cricket supporters not yet blinded and deafened by the one-day razzamatazz cannot be blamed for thinking that the four selectors have let this country down in a time of crisis.〔(Bill O'Reilly, 'Not enough rosy cheeked faces to beguile the eyes', ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 31 January, 1986 p37 ) accessed 20 July 2012〕 Bob Simpson accompanied the side as an assistant manager/coach. He had been invited by Fred Bennett, the head of the Australian Cricket Board, to see if Simpson was interested in taking on the job full-time. Steve Waugh later wrote that: I'm not sure who got the bigger shock during the first couple of training sessions on that tour: Simmo, due to the team's low intensity work ethic, or the players, who had never been exposed to his level of passion at practice.〔Waugh p82〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1985–86」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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