Australia’s league games for the 2023–25 World Test Championship will conclude with a two-Test series in Sri Lanka. Cricket Australia revealed the 16-man series team a few days ago. Three pure spinners are part of Australia’s touring squad because of the characteristics of the subcontinent’s tracks, particularly in spin-friendly Sri Lanka.
Adam Zampa was still nowhere to be seen, though. The leg-spinner, who has not yet received his first Test cap, talked about his hopes of being selected for the forthcoming series on the island nation.
“I don’t believe I ever had very high standards. There, when you compare the numbers between finger-spin and wrist-spin, you can see that finger-spin is more likely. Still, I had hope. That intense need to play Test cricket was undoubtedly still present, and I believed Sri Lanka would be the greatest place to do so. There are so many talented spinners emerging. “I really enjoy watching wrist spin in Test cricket, but it’s not very common,” Zampa said in an interview with Fox Cricket.
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Furthermore, the 32-year-old discussed the extra advantages finger spinners have over wrist spinners, particularly in the game’s longest format.
“Accuracy is arguably the most crucial factor in that game’s spinning form. And their strength is naturally finger-spin. But I also believe that they bring to the table the ability to hold up one end when other men are attacking. I’m not sure, but I wouldn’t argue that a young leg-spinner on the rise will never play Test cricket. I don’t see it happening, though, if you want to play a lot of Test cricket as a leg-spinner,” Zampa said.
The most recent wrist-spinner to represent Australia in Test cricket was Mitchell Swepson, which is fascinating. The Queenslander played in four Test matches in 2022, two of them were against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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