Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has expressed his hope to play Test cricket for the national team despite playing only a handful of first-class games in recent years.
The 32-year-old spinner has been a mainstay of Australia’s white-ball side and played a key role in the side’s victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
However, despite being a regular member of the white-ball sides, Zampa shared his desire to play red-ball cricket as well.
“I think, realistically, [I’m] still a chance to play Test cricket,” he told the Final Word podcast.
“If I was playing a lot of Shield cricket right now with the way I’m bowling, the bowler I am, think I’d be doing really well. The few games I have played in the last couple of years are suggestive of that.
“Even if I do get picked in the upcoming subcontinent tours, people will say, well his record is averaging 46 with the ball, it’s not good enough, people will say that I’m sure, but if I do get picked I’ll know that the way I feel like I’m bowling, it’ll be fine.”
For the unversed, Adam Zampa also expressed disappointment over missing Australia’s Test tour of India last year. He was expecting a call-up but the selectors preferred Mitchell Swepson as the second spinner.
Zampa has taken 111 wickets from 40 first-class matches at an average of 46.98.
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