Although he has been selected in the Test team to take on Indian team in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series, leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson is not counting on selectors to pick him in playing XI for the first two Tests of the series. Swepson has said that Nathan Lyon has been the premier spinner or the Australian side for some time now and that his chances can come only in the third Test scheduled to take place on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
“Gaz is obviously the premier spinner and has been for a while. He's proven himself time and time again in Test matches. I'm not counting my chickens too much there with getting a go above him. But if conditions suit, there may be a chance they play two spinners,” Swepson told Cricket Australia.
However, Swepson is not leaving himself ill-prepared in case the chances come his way in the series against India. He is readying himself to take whatever chances he will be presented with both hands. “Given the current times with COVID being around, and illness and things like that, you have to be ready to go no matter what. I'll be preparing to play all four games. If the chance comes, I'll hopefully take it with two hands. And if not, so be it. I'm sure there'll be more chances in the future,” Swepson added.
Relishing the prospect of bowling against Indian batting line which he says is filled with ‘world-class batsmen, Swepson said that he can’t wait to challenge himself by bowling to great batsmen.
He was more excited for bowling against Virat Kohli in the warm-up games for Australia A against the Indian team. He said that Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s greatness is no secret for anyone. He is relishing the opportunity to test himself against a ‘great cricketer’ that Virat Kohli is.
Swepson has been sitting on the sidelines of the Australian squad since the time he was drafted into the squad against Australia in the 2019-20 season and the following scheduled tour of Bangladesh which was later called off due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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