The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Coach Tim Nielsen backs his experienced players to stand up and produce their best against Mickey Arthur's side.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
AUSTRALIA coach Tim Nielsen has lobbed a verbal hand grenade to South African, questioning if the Proteas' senior players were mentally tough for this summer's grudge series.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Australia and South Africa are incapable of competing without pre-series bluster but Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has said Graeme Smith's men face an enormous task to back up their words with on-field success.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
South Africa's coach, Mickey Arthur, has reacted with bewildered amusement to the recent outburst from opposite number Tim Nielsen in which he claimed Arthur and Graeme Smith had been "talking themselves up" and accused the South Africa coach and captain of "cheap talk.".
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
SOUTH Africa's latest round of pre-tour bluster will be as empty as all the previous ones, according to Australian coach Tim Nielsen.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
SOUTH Africa's latest round of pre-tour bluster will be as empty as all the previous ones if they cannot back it up with results in this month's Test series, according to Australia coach Tim Nielsen.
ABC (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Australian coach Tim Nielsen is one man counselling caution ahead of the start of the series between the two top-ranked teams in the world, saying his personal preference remains an attack composed of three quicks and a spin bowler.
IOL (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
There are exactly two weeks left until ball one is bowled in the much-anticipated series between Australia and South Africa, but the verbal jousting is already up and running. And the pace will only be accelerated following the latest salvos fired from Down Under.Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has accused South Africa of talking too much, while captain Ricky Ponting says the South African bowlers'...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
... the selectors erred in rushing him back when form was clearly an issue, but Australia coach Tim Nielsen says the marquee series should inspire the middle-order slugger. "As we have seen with Brad Haddin, this game is about patience," Nielsen said. "You are not going to make a hundred every time you play. Sometimes you are not going to get a score every time you play. "But he has just...
The Age (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
AUSTRALIAN players will seek to reopen old mental wounds against South Africa, according to coach Tim Nielsen, who has drawn attention to the Proteas' poor record in this country in challenging them to match their bold pre-tour statements with actions this summer.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
THE hype of a pace-off between Australia and South Africa on the WACA ground in Perth has already been set in motion, but there are those who remain committed to the balance of a varied bowling attack.Australian coach Tim Nielsen is one man counselling caution ahead of the start of the series between the two top-ranked teams in the world, saying his personal preference remains an attack composed...
