Test debut during the Ashes series will be a possibility for Shaun Abbott, but the fringe pacer won’t mind if it takes a while to meet Baggy Green as he wants to be with his teammate for the birth of his first child during that time. .
The sudden retirement of James Pattinson has opened doors for many including Abbott as Cricket Australia may opt to rotate the prime pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
Abbott said that he definitely wants to make a place in the Test team by playing well in domestic cricket but he wants to stay in the country at the end of December when he is due to have his first child.
“(I) am not going to risk jeopardizing the Ashes series by coming off as a clean ‘athlete’,” Abbott was quoted as saying by Australian media.
“It’s not as easy as it used to be and this is the world we live in right now. That’s part of things right now. It’s very difficult, especially given the COVID and security concerns around borders.
“It is definitely something that I will have to keep a close eye on and play well to get selected. If that happens, I’ll have to make sure I get back to Sydney at the end of December for the birth of my baby girl.
“We have to manage as best we can and if that means losing some time with the Test team and the Ashes series, then that will be it,” he said. Hopefully, we get lucky and things work out.
Abbott said he is young and fit, so he can wait for his chance later, even if he misses the Ashes later this year.
“As much as it is a dream of mine; I am not 30 yet, my body is doing great, I feel really fit, this will not be my last match of cricket.
“I know opportunities don’t come very often, especially with people who are on our team who are playing, but this is the birth of my first child. Hopefully it will work out well that we Tick all those boxes and dreams come true in more ways than one.”
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