Shaun Tait, the Australian fast bowler, is not looking for a return to Test cricket any time soon and instead wants to focus on the limited-overs formats. Tait's one-day international record is impressive and he is also a destructive Twenty20 bowler, while his efforts in his Test appearances have been disappointing.
"I bowl those express deliveries and the zooming yorkers which are much more effective in one-day cricket," Tait told AAP. "I don't think I'm in the Test bracket now. [The public] expect me to do well in one-dayers and Twenty20s and I want to do that on a consistent basis once I make a comeback into the national fold."
Tait made his return to competitive cricket in the ongoing tri-series during Australia A's tour of India after an eight-month self-imposed absence. He has taken five wickets at 17.40 from three matches. Tait said he had come to know his limitations and did not want to stretch himself too far.
"I have played three Test matches with a bowling average of 60 plus; I don't think that's quite Test class," he said. "My one-day average is far better [23.45] and so is my Twenty20 record, so I want to concentrate on those."
Australia A and India A play the final league match of the series on Wednesday before meeting again in the final on Friday. Tait could resume his first-class career when South Australia's Sheffield Shield campaign kicks off in early October.
