The lack of red-ball cricket between now and next month’s selection deadline has prompted Zampa to get creative as he pursues a baggy green.
“It’s there, it’s in the mind,” Zampa told reporters Wednesday. “I played that Shield game for a reason and it was really nice to play a bit of red ball cricket and take the workload off. I just wanted to know what it would feel like and what it would be like.
“My game has evolved, especially in the last three years, to be valuable to the Red Ball team. I know my record doesn’t really speak for itself – it certainly doesn’t – but I think That I am improved is possible. According to these conditions.”
“I will never be Nathan Lyon, the number 1 spinner in the Australian team wherever you are in the world. I know that,” Zampa said. “But in a series and a squad where you have multiple spinners and you need options, then I know I will get a chance.
“So I’d love to go on that tour if it happens, but it won’t be forever. Subcontinental tours don’t happen every year, they happen every few years, so I know my chances are limited. are.”
Zampa will lead the Stars in his eighth season with the franchise after Maxwell was sidelined with a broken leg.
“It’s going to be about creating an environment where people don’t feel afraid,” Zampa said.
The Stars begin their quest for the long-awaited BBL title against the Sydney Thunder in Canberra on Tuesday.
