Todd Murphy will spend the subsequent month leaning on Nathan Lyon and Steve O’Keefe as he prepares to embark on his maiden Test tour in India.
Murphy grew to become the one uncapped member of Australia’s squad when the 18-man group was named on Wednesday, as considered one of 4 spinners.
The 22-year-old comes into the squad off the again of seven first-class matches, three greater than when Lyon made his debut in Sri Lanka in 2011.
Lyon and O’Keefe every took 19 wickets within the 2017 tour of India, as Australia routinely performed two spinners and had been narrowly crushed 2-1 within the collection.
O’Keefe, Lyon and Murphy will spend the subsequent three weeks enjoying collectively for the Sydney Sixers within the BBL, earlier than the latter two head to India on the finish of the month.
“I’ll try and have as many conversations as I can with (Lyon) and get as much out of those guys who have been there before as possible,” Murphy mentioned.
“(O’Keefe) at the Sixers, just to be able to speak about his experiences in India when he went there.
“It will likely be actually good to set me up over there.”
Murphy first spent time working with Lyon in the Sheffield Shield bubble in Adelaide two years ago, when former international Nic Maddinson approached the Test spinner to bowl with the youngster.
It is possible they will be paired together in India next month, be it as tweaker twins or in a three-pronged spin attack alongside Ashton Agar or Mitchell Swepson.
“There’s no secret that I’m very impressed by Todd Murphy,” Lyon mentioned final month.
“I’ve performed a number of work with Todd, been across the Sixers with him. He’s undoubtedly put his hand up.
“I first bowled with him two years ago in the Shield bubble … He’s got the skillset there.
“It’s nearly him studying the craft tactically and mentally and actually honing in on that skillset of bowling an unbelievable inventory ball.”
Victorian Murphy toured Sri Lanka last year in the Australia A squad and as a reserve for the Test team, before a brief stint in a national academy in India last year.
“That’s going to carry me in good stead,” Murphy mentioned.
“Here, you belief your overspun ball, and try to use the bounce to benefit.
“Over there, spin comes into it more. So changing around seam position and being open to change the way you bowl mid-game to suit the conditions.”
