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HomeSportsCricketSpinner brings ‘sledgehammer’ to Test spot fight

Spinner brings ‘sledgehammer’ to Test spot fight

Offspinner Corey Rocchiccioli says he doesn’t “have a foot on the plane yet” but believes he’s in the hunt for a spot on Australia’s next Test tour after another superb Shield performance.

The West Australian bowler is determined to press his case for February’s two-match series in Sri Lanka after overcoming seam-friendly conditions to put his side in the box seat against Tasmania.

Rocchiccioli, 27, sent down 24.3 overs to claim figures of 4-70 over the first two days at the WACA as Tasmania was bowled out for 277 with WA 4-219 in reply.

It continued a strong challenge to Victoria’s Todd Murphy for a spot on the tour behind Nathan Lyon.

Australia is likely to pick two other specialist spinners to support Lyon in the Sri Lanka series, with one spot for an offspinner – Murphy or Rocchiccioli – and a spot for a bowler who turns the ball in the other direction – likely Mitch Swepson or Matt Kuhnemann.

Rocchiccioli is the only member of that quartet without Test experience after Murphy and Kuhnemann performed well in India last year, but said he was out to “bang the door down” after receiving an Australia A call-up to play alongside Murphy in two weeks’ time.

“It’s something that I know is there, but I don’t think I have a foot on the plane yet,” he said when asked about the Sri Lankan tour.

Content Source: www.perthnow.com.au

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