Doug Bollinger not focused on Australia recall; keen on doing well in Sheffield Shield

Doug Bollinger will play for NSW Blues in a match against Queensland in Sheffield Shield starting on Sunday.

Doug Bollinger, Australian fast bowler who also plays for New South Wales is concentrating to perform in Sheffield Shield rather than focusing on a Test recall. NSW Blues’ will lock horns with Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match starting on Sunday. Nathan Coulter-Nile was preferred over Bollinger for the first Test against West Indies as replacement for Mitchell Starc who is nursing an ankle injury. Rod Marsh,  Australia’s chief national selector has no clear favourites amongst bowlers who can bowl at speeds in excess of 140 kmph. The first Test between Australia and West Indies will be played on December 10, 2015 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. READ: Darren Lehmann backs Nathan Coulter-Nile’s inclusion in Test squad vs West Indies

Bollinger was quoted by Cricket Australia’s official website speaking to Sky Sports Radio, “Yeah, but you can’t get caught up in it [after missing the selections]. If you don’t get picked, you don’t get picked. I have been in that situation before where you think ‘do I need to change something in myself or my game?’ but you need to keep banging on… Nathan is a class all-rounder.” CLT20 2014 Semi-final 1: Hurricanes confident before KKR match,says Doug Bollinger

“I am just trying to get on with it [after not being picked]. You do get caught up with sometimes worrying about what you need to do to get picked but that way you lose track of things.”  34-year-old has played 21 Test matches and has picked 50 wickets at an average of 25.92. He has claimed five wickets twice in an innings. The southpaw also has 62 ODI wickets from 39 matches.