NEW DELHI: After a rollercoaster start to his Test career, Nathan McSweeney is glad to be back in the Australian side for the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, where he hopes to get going after an underwhelming show against India.
The youngster, who was dropped from the side after the first three Tests against India was on Thursday recalled for the Lanka series.
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McSweeney’s international debut came in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series but the 25-year-old managed a lowly 39 runs in three Tests that resulted in his exclusion from the squad for the final two games against India.
McSweeney expressed happiness at rejoining the squad, acknowledging the challenging period he’s faced recently.
“Obviously, it was nice after a chaotic couple of months. It was a bit of nicer call than the last one. I will take heaps of learning from my experiences in my first three Tests and hopefully learn from that if I get the opportunity to play over there I play really well,” McSweeney was quoted by ICC as saying.
McSweeney understands that playing in Sri Lanka presents a considerable challenge, particularly when it comes to facing spin bowling.
“It’s a great challenge no doubt, but one I have planned for and will be ready for no doubt. Playing spin in Australia has to be very different to playing spin over in Sri Lanka. I’ve worked out a method in Australia that has worked for me in my Shield career but will definitely have to work out a new one to be a good player over there,” he added.
The two Tests against Sri Lanka will take place at the Galle, starting January 29.
The Australian squad for the Lanka tour features Steve Smith as captain.
Australia Squad: Steve Smith (C), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head (VC), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
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