NEW DELHI: Australian opener Nathan McSweeney has promised to “show everyone what I can do” when the second Test match against India kicks off on Friday in Adelaide, a place he is familiar with.
When the 25-year-old made his debut for his nation in the opening Test of the five-match series in Perth last month, he was the center of attention.
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Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was Australia’s key tormentor, while McSweeney, who had only ever opened once at the first-class level, scored 10 and nought as a raging India won by 295 runs.
“I got two pretty good balls over there in Perth, so I’m not trying to dwell on it too much and look forward to Adelaide,” McSweeney told Cricket Australia‘s media arm.
“I’ve played well out here, and it’s my home ground,” he said of the Adelaide Oval, which will host the day-night second Test.
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“So I’m looking forward to getting in front of a home crowd and most importantly, a wicket that I’ve played heaps of cricket on and that I know really well.”
Following an outstanding start to the domestic season, McSweeney was selected to open the batting with Usman Khawaja in Perth.
According to Cricket Australia, he averages slightly over 43 in first-class matches at the Adelaide Oval, where he has scored two of his six career Sheffield Shield hundreds.
He admits however that the “pink ball is a little bit new to me”.
“But we’ll be training here under lights a few times this week.
“So we’ve got some prep to do and I feel like I missed out last match, but my game’s still in a good spot.”
He added: “If I can make sure I nail my prep and then spend some time in the middle, I can take great confidence from that.
“The beauty of this series is you don’t have to wait too long to get another opportunity, so definitely take some learnings from Perth and hopefully execute what I want to do here in Adelaide.
“It’s another opportunity for me to go out there and show everyone what I can do.”
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