Handscomb will get one last probability to push his case when he leads a Cricket Australia XI towards South Africa, beginning in Brisbane on Friday.
The 31-yr-previous will then swap the whites for colored package, having signed a late deal to hitch the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming BBL season. Handscomb has not featured within the Test enviornment since being dropped nearly 4 years in the past.
“I’m thereabouts…so the conversations [with Test selectors] are promising,” Handscomb informed reporters on Tuesday. “But you’ve also got to look at the Test squad as well and there are guys that are in front of me and there are batters doing pretty impressive things.
“I can rating as many runs as I would like however there nonetheless must be a spot on the subsequent degree, and in the intervening time they’re taking part in fairly good cricket.”
Known for his ability to play spin, the right-hander’s best chance of a recall for the India tour would come if selectors do not back Travis Head to return to the sub-continent after his tough tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan this year. Handscomb’s versatility as a capable wicketkeeper could also play into his hands.
“All you are able to do as a batter is pressure your method in by weight of numbers,” Handscomb said. “I decide up the gloves simply to be sure that additionally they know that I’m nonetheless out there as a again-up ‘keeper, or can take them if want be. That’s additionally an necessary ability to have in your bag.”
Handscomb joins Renegades after two seasons with the Hobart Hurricanes, which followed a long stint with the Melbourne Stars.
A 78-game BBL veteran, Handscomb averages almost 25 with the bat at a strike-rate above 120, having batted everywhere from opener to No. 7 over the last four summers.
Handscomb adds further firepower to a strong Renegades batting line-up that features Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson and overseas signings Andre Russell and Martin Guptill.
“For the final couple of seasons I have never been taking part in my finest cricket within the T20 format however that may change fairly rapidly,” Handscomb said. “If I get an opportunity hopefully at some stage this season I’ll be trying to seize it with each arms and do no matter I can to assist us win.”