Ashton Agar has declared tearaway teammate Lance Morris is prepared for a Test debut, with the “absolute weapon” primed for a shot at South Africa’s brittle batting line-up on the SCG.
Agar and Morris loom as probably inclusions to provide the ultimate Test of the summer season a WA flavour. 24-year-old Morris is but to play for Australia at any degree, whereas Agar is eyeing a maiden Test on residence soil virtually a decade after his gorgeous Ashes debut in England.
Speaking after becoming a member of the Aussie squad in Sydney, Agar labelled right-arm fast Morris “special” and mentioned selectors wouldn’t rue their resolution if he had been to get the nod in a probable battle with Josh Hazlewood for a call-up.
“I’m pumped for that,” Agar mentioned of a possible Morris debut.
“He’s an animal – an absolute weapon to be honest. He’s six-foot-three, a rooster, and bowls 150km/h.
“I think everyone would love to see him in the Test team, and he’s good enough to be there as well.
“His bowling has developed so much in the last few years, from being an out-and-out fast bowler who bowled a lot of bouncers, to someone who can control it at the top of the stumps, uses his bouncer really well and is really well directed.
“He’s pretty special, and I’m sure he’ll do really well if he gets a shot.”
Agar performed the latest of his 4 Test matches greater than half a decade in the past in 2017, the place he partnered Nathan Lyon in Bangladesh.
The 29-year-old mentioned whereas he was centered on having an affect in Sydney ought to he get a call-up, the upcoming Test tour of India represented a possibility to tick off a profession aim.
“It is in my mind,” he mentioned of India.
“I love watching the Test matches over there, and playing Test match cricket in India is something I’ve always wanted to do.
“It’s the most exciting cricket to watch on TV because the wickets have been wild recently.
“They’ve been spinning sideways, and I imagine they’ll spin a fair bit over there as well. It’s a tour I’d love to go on, but we’ll just wait and see what happens.”
Australian coach Andrew McDonald stopped wanting indicating Agar would fill the all-round void left by the injured Cam Green in Sydney, even elevating the prospect of a five-man bowling assault as selectors wait to evaluate the situations nearer to Wednesday earlier than choosing a line-up.
