By CricketCountry Staff
Australian bowler Ryan Harris says that he doesn’t want to be rested or rotated this summer, declaring that he is trying hard to get fit before the start of South Africa tour.
Published: Oct 04, 2011, 04:05 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 04, 2011, 04:05 PM (IST)
Ryan Harris missed the third Test against Sri Lanka due to hamstring injury © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Sydney: Oct 4, 2011
Australian bowler Ryan Harris says that he doesn’t want to be rested or rotated this summer, declaring that he is trying hard to get fit before the start of South Africa tour.
“I don’t want to rest, I’ve made that pretty clear, I want to play every Test I can. I feel as though once I get some games of cricket under my belt again I’ll feel stronger and more confident, that I’ll be able to stay fit at the top level. I don’t want to be missing cricket, I’ll be 32 in a couple of days, so I want to be playing as much as I can,” Harris told reporters.
Harris was Australia’s leading wicket-taker in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka last month, taking 11 wickets at an average of just 14.54, despite missing the final match with a hamstring strain.
Harris has bagged 31 wickets at an impressive average of 20.9 in the seven-Tests career, which has unfortunately been affected by knee, ankle and hamstring problems. He has not been a part of the limited overs side, and is keen to secure a place in it.
The right-arm seamer is aware of the rotational policy of the Australian selectors, and says he would like to play as many matches as he can.
“I like to keep bowling so if the selectors say we have to sit out, then we have to sit out and do as we’re told. But I don’t feel as though being rotated will help me, but if that’s what they say, that’s what I’ll do, but I don’t think it’s a great thing,” he said.
“There’s a lot more one-day cricket being played maybe, but Test cricket, I think rotation is not great. That’s my opinion. I hope I don’t get shot for saying that,” Harris was quoted by Nine MSN.
Harris informed that his recovery from the hamstring injury is positive and he is back bowling and running.
“I had my first bowl yesterday and everything was good, I ran a bit last week, so everything is on track. I was pushing to play in the opening round of interstate cricket this weekend, but the physios held me back a bit just more as a precaution,” he informed.
He is excited to play on more pace-friendly wickets in South Africa. “I didn’t swing them that much in Sri Lanka, I wasn’t happy with that so that’s something I’ve got in my book to work on the next couple of weeks,” Harris said.
“Another thing I think for me is my pace, it was a bit up and down over there so I’m going to try and concentrate on trying to keep that up.”
