Ashton Agar is adamant his Test profession isn’t over regardless of being snubbed after which despatched dwelling from India having starred in one more title win for Western Australia.
The 29-year-old confirmed he remained a white-ball weapon, snaring 5-64 in WA’s mammoth 181-run rout of South Australia to assert the home one-day title.
He’s set to return to India for the one-day collection that can observe the fourth and last Test however doesn’t need to shut the door on Test cricket regardless of being jumped over by rising stars Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann.
Despite being picked within the 18-man Test squad in India, Agar was ignored within the opening two Tests, with Kuhnemann parachuted in for the second match.
But whereas Agar conceded he wasn’t bowling effectively sufficient, he nonetheless desires to put on a saggy inexperienced once more.
“They felt I wasn’t bowling as well as I needed to be and that’s fair enough,” Agar stated after WA’s win on the WACA on Wednesday evening.
“It’s a very clear direction forward for me now to just work on it and improve.
“I harbour no ill will or ill feeling at all, I’m very well supported in that camp, and they’ve kept in constant communication with me … so it’s all in a good place.
“I’ve always wanted to play as much as I could for Australia in whatever format that is and just take my opportunities when they come.
“It’s a tough game, it’s a ruthless environment, and that’s how it should be because it’s the pinnacle of the sport.
“Playing for Australia in all forms, of course, I still want to do that.
“But my focus is just … on cricket, you just play what’s in front of you and you try and do as well as you can.”
Agar has ambitions to be a part of Australia’s ODI World Cup crew, with the event to be performed in India in October-November.
He stated creating his resilience over the course of a global profession that started with a shocking Test debut method again in 2013 was key to serving to him take care of setbacks and deal with what he can nonetheless obtain.
“I’m feeling really good, emotionally and (with) the mental side of things, I’ve put so much work into that,” Agar stated.
“I‘ve been a professional cricketer for 10 years now, so I’m far more resilient than when I started, and I’ve learned to focus on what’s important, so I feel pretty calm heading over there (to India).
“I certainly know what I’m in for and it’s going to be a really big challenge, there’s no doubt about that.”
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