Melbbourne, October 18: Following a tumultous season which even took way his Cricket Australia contract, off-spinner Jason Krejza has been working hard on changing his pace and narrowing the gap between his fastest and slowest deliveries in his comeback bid to the Australian Test side.
Krejza said he has been more relaxed now with a controlled bowling, claiming 4 for 70 from 29 overs for Tasmania in South Australia’s first innings at Adelaide Oval this week. ”I spent a lot of my pre-season on my pace and to try to keep the runs down, to dry the scoring up,” said Krejza, who added that these adjustments will similarly help smooth the peaks and troughs that have been a feature of his short career. ”Everything was good (in SA’s first innings). I changed my pace small amounts, which was something I’ve been working on.
”They came out well.
”It was a good start to the season. We would’ve loved a win but unfortunately the South Australian boys were a bit too good,” the 26-year-old was quoted as saying by ‘The Australian’.
The right-arm spinner has scalped 12 wickets for 358 runs on his Test debut against India in Nagpur last November — the most wickets on debut by an Australian since Bob Massie in the 1970s, but also the most runs conceded in a maiden outing. Krejza further admitted that he was too impatient in the past, but added that he is now better equipped to fight the urge to take a wicket with every ball. ”It’s a state of mind more than anything. Basically it’s about my patience — my line, my speed and not trying too much.
”Cricket’s a game and the more you worry about it the more nightmares you have about it.
”I’m just trying to take wickets for Tassie and win games for Tassie, and I’m not looking too much further ahead than that,” he asserted.
Krejza said he wants to concentrate on the matches at hand rather than thinking much about playing in the New Year Test on the spin-friendly Sydney track as its far way.
”It’s still pretty far away and there’s a lot of games between now and then so my focus is on the now,” the Tasmanian spinner said.
—–Agencies