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Mitchell Marsh, from all the trials, hopes to change the negative opinions this summer by scoring many points with a refined technique.
Marsh was named to the 14-man Australian team for the first two field tests against India. Given that he is the only versatile player to face a powerful team of strikers on tour, the 27-year-old seems certain to play in the opening match in Adelaide from Dec. 6.
As he concedes, he will likely return to 6th place after failing last month in the second fall in the UAE, but hopes to silence critics of his position.
Former Australian fast pitcher Geoff Lawson called Marsh and his brother Shaun "perpetual disappointments" and the selection of right-handers in the national squad throughout his career has been a source of contention on social media .
But Marsh sees only positive points in the returns that reach him and hopes to reverse any negative sentiment against the accusations of Virat Kohli.
"I like the fact that Australians are so pbadionate about sports," said Marsh in the latest episode of The Unplayable Podcast.
"In the world we live in, with social media, everyone has their opinion and many people see it – it's very easy for this to grow across the country.
"In the end, I'll do my best for Australian cricket and not everyone will agree that I'm always next to it or not, but I have a job to do for them." boys.
"I'm trying to do that to the best of my abilities, I'm training hard, I'm getting around the boys as much as I can and that's all I can control."
"I hope to be able to play this year and who knows, maybe I'll change some opinions around the country."
Marsh was in great shape last summer with two centuries of ash and a 96 in the first test against South Africa in Durban in March.
But in his last 11 innings, he has not gone over 50 points, culminating in a horror tour in the UAE, where he averaged 7.5 in four hits.
He returned to Australia, a broken man, but he was allowed to work to improve his batting technique and adapt it to the local situation.
The changes bring immediate dividends with a score of 151 for Western Australia against Queensland at JLT Sheffield Shield in their first run since the UAE tour.
"As an international cricket player, you can refine your technique by watching footage," he said.
"I had some good shots with Scotty Meuleman, my batting coach, who picked up some points, my eyes were not really up to the point of release, which is really important for me." To be as big.
"It only takes me to fall a little and I tend to be hit on the pad.
"I went to Brisbane and I was able to rectify that and it was really nice to come back and win a hundred. My place in the team, there is always a lot of Discussions and exchanges on this subject, so the only way for me to put that aside is to do a lot of Shield cricket racing and play well. "
Marsh has played in the last nine Australian tests, but indifferent returns from the last two series have made the versatile player realistic about his place in the XI test.
The belief is there, though, and Marsh says that if it was not the case, he would be a "sitting duck".
"I do not think my place is fixed at 100%, but I feel that since the age of 12 months, I am a better cricketer and I have shown that last year in Ashes and the first two games of South Africa, "said Marsh.
"Then I had an injury and a very bad set in the UAE. I have only one chance to change that and if all goes well, I can start against India if I am chosen and I will leave from there.
"I have to believe that I'm the best allrounder in the country, otherwise I'm a seated duck.
"I will continue to believe it, I will continue to train hard and hope everything will happen to me."
As to where Marsh will fight if he were to be selected, he knew his days at No. 4 were over for now.
"I enjoyed this opportunity, but I did not seize it," he said.
"I imagine that if I play, I will be at No. 6. When I started playing cricket, I hated knocking at # 6 because I was young and I was wanted to beat at # 4.
"But the more I played at No.6, the more I learned to really like that role.
"If you win a lot of pbades as a versatile player, you get a little more respite and the situation of the game changes constantly.
"We always find ourselves in different situations, we can arrive when the team has a problem or sometimes we come to 4-300 and we enjoy a little.
"I've learned to love this role and I think I'm best placed for the # 6 team in the test team."
Domain Test Series v India
December 6-10: First test, Adelaide Oval
December 14-18: Second try at Perth stadium
December 26-30: Third test, MCG
January 3rd to 7th: Fourth test, SCG
Australian team: Tim Paine (c, wk), Josh Hazlewood (vc), Mitch Marsh (vc), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Chris Tremain
Team from India: Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Panther Rishabh (week), Parthiv Patel (week), Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav , Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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