Zampa prioritizes Australian duties over franchise leagues, sets sights on Test cricket comeback
The selectors chose Mitchell Swepson of Queensland over Zampa, who had an excellent chance of being selected, for last year's Test tour of India. Zampa has previously expressed his dissatisfaction at not being selected.

Posted - 2024-08-10T13:07:01+06:00
Updated - 2024-08-10T13:07:01+06:00
Adam Zampa, who specializes in the white ball, has not lost up on playing Test cricket for Australia. The top leg-spinner is certain that he will have further opportunities to play red-ball cricket for Australia.
The selectors chose Mitchell Swepson of Queensland over Zampa, who had an excellent chance of being selected, for last year's Test tour of India. Zampa has previously expressed his dissatisfaction at not being selected. Since returning to New South Wales in 2020 after seven years in South Australia, Zampa has played just two first-class games. This is due to his extensive white-ball schedule. Zampa's career began in 2017; however, he has only played six first-class games since 2019.
"I think, realistically, (I'm) still a chance to play Test cricket," Zampa told during an episode of the Final Word podcast. "If I was playing a lot of Shield cricket right now with the way I'm bowling, the bowler I am, think I'd be fine, I'd be doing really well. The few games I have played in the last couple of years are suggestive of that." Zampa feels sure that his abilities will transition effectively to Test cricket, despite his first-class bowling average of 46.98. Despite this, the 31-year-old leg-spinner's white-ball commitments have limited his possibilities in the lengthier format.
"Even if I do get picked in the upcoming subcontinent tours, people will say, well his record is averaging 46 with the ball, it's not good enough, people will say that I'm sure, but if I do get picked I'll know that the way I feel like I'm bowling, it'll be fine," he said.
After riding high on the success of the 2023 ODI World Cup, Zampa has made it obvious that he will prioritize his time with Australia over his franchise. It is unclear whether this includes Test cricket in his international future. He announced signing a central contract with Cricket Australia for two years and withdrew from the Indian Premier League and the Malaysian Legends Championship this year.
"I was lucky to…be part of a winning World Cup team," he mentioned. "Looking forward, the franchise thing isn't for me. I want to keep playing for Australia as long as I can, the feeling of success in that team is something I want more of. I'm lucky enough to have signed a two-year with Australia and it's on the basis of wanting to play every game for Australia. It meant I had to make some decisions around franchise cricket."
As the sole Australian male bowler with more than 100 wickets in T20 Internationals, Zampa maintains his dominance in the game. He is now the team's joint-leading wicket-taker while representing Oval Invincibles in The Hundred. Nevertheless, he is committed to helping the Australian squad succeed in any format, and his heart is still with them.
Earlier next month, Zampa will play for Australia in three T20 Internationals (T20Is) against Scotland, then three more ODIs (ODIs) against England, and finally five ODIs against Scotland.