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Left-arm orthodox spinner Jon Holland should come into calculations for a Test debut, according to Victorian coach David Saker.
Holland was the best of the Bushrangers’ bowlers on day three of the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia on Tuesday, claiming 5-76 in the Redbacks’ second innings and setting Victoria well on course for victory.
And now Saker believes he should come into contention for Australia’s next two tours of the sub-continent on typically spin-friendly wickets.
“He’s shown when the conditions are there and it spins he’s probably as good anyone going around,” said Saker.
“So I hope (when) they do go to the sub-continent that his name will get bandied around.”
Australia tour Sri Lanka for a three-Test series in July and August and head to India for four Tests next March.
Selectors have recently opted for New South Welshman Stephen O’Keefe in Tests where they’ve played two spinners, but he has only taken seven wickets at an average of more than 40 in his two matches.
Holland, whose career has regularly been interrupted by shoulder injuries, has only played five Shield matches in the past two seasons, taking 27 wickets at a handy average of 22.26.
Bowling into the footmarks outside a left-hander’s off-stump in Glenelg, the 28-year-old earned a great deal of spin and bounce, feeding men close around the bat with chance after chance.
It was in that fashion that he had Mark Cosgrove, Travis Head, and Jake Lehmann all caught on Monday evening, as well as Alex Carey on Tuesday morning.
He also delivered the knockout punch of Alex Ross (71) in the same manner on the last ball before lunch on day four, effectively ending the Redbacks last form of second-innings resistance.
Tuesday’s haul came after claiming three top-order scalps in South Australia’s first innings, while he also took six wickets against NSW in Alice Springs last week.
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