Adam Zampa remains optimistic of playing test cricket for Australia

Adam Zampa has played 40 First Class matches, where he has scalped 111 wickets.

Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa hasn’t given up on his dream of wearing the Baggy Green and feels optimistic of being picked in the test squad for next year’s tour of Sri Lanka.

Despite barely playing First Class (FC) cricket in recent years, the leg-spinner, who is a white-ball specialist, is still confident that he has a realistic chance of playing in the longest format for the Aussies in the future.

Last year, the 32-year-old Zampa was left “very disappointed” when he was overlooked for leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson for the tour of India despite being told he had a “very good chance” of being picked.

Realistically, I still have a chance to play test cricket: Adam Zampa

The upcoming Sheffield Shield could provide a crucial window for Zampa to make a case to be selected for next year’s Sri Lanka tour.

He has featured in only six FC games since 2017 due to his heavy white-ball schedule.

“I think, realistically, (I’m) still a chance to play Test cricket. 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 fine, I’d be doing really well. The few games I have played in the last couple of years are suggestive of that,” Zampa told the Final Word podcast.

The way I feel like I’m bowling, it’ll be fine: Adam Zampa

The 32-year-old Zampa averages 46.98 with the ball in FC cricket after 40 matches. But, the leg-spinner, who has won an ODI and a T20 World Cup for Australia, feels he would fare well in test cricket considering his rhythm and form in white-ball cricket in recent years.

“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,” he added.

Zampa has taken a two-year contract with Cricket Australia and has let go of opportunities in the the IPL and MLC this year.

“I was lucky to…be part of a winning World Cup team. Looking forward, the franchise thing isn’t for me. I want to keep playing for Australia as long as I can, the feeling of success in that team is something I want more of. I’m lucky enough to have signed a two-year with Australia and it’s on the basis of wanting to play every game for Australia. It meant I had to make some decisions around franchise cricket,” Zampa concluded.

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