Cairns (Australia), July 28: Australian cricket's celebrity of the moment, match-winning leg-spinner Stuart Macgill, said here today he was itching for the opportunity to display his wiles on Indian wickets.
Named man of the match and player of the series for his 17 wickets after Australia wrapped up a 2-0 test series victory over Bangladesh, Macgill said he was firmly focused on touring India late next year.
"India is a place where we really want to win and I think the desire is as great as anything I've ever experienced," he said. "I definitely want to be part of that tour," said Macgill, grandson of late pace bowler Charlie Macgill, a first-class player who once dismissed the legendary Don Bradman. "Watching from the sidelines, when we were beaten in India in 2001, was frustrating when you don't know how you'd perform in those conditions," Macgill said.

"I'd just want to know how I would bowl in India. I may not be any good, but I'd love to be given the opportunity to find out.

"That's certainly a tour I'm targeting and I hope to be part of a winning team over there."

Australian captain Steve Waugh said last year in Sri Lanka that it was important to adopt a "horses for courses" policy when picking teams to play in the sub-continent.

Macgill said he could see no reason why he, leg-spinner Shane Warne and left-arm slow bowler Brad Hogg could not play in the same side

Bureau Report