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Sydney, Jan 9.<\/strong><\/em> Australian<\/a> seamer Jackson Bird <\/a>on Monday reckoned that the upcoming four-Test tour to India will be challenging and there will be a need for a third-seamer in the squad. Bird, who represents the Sydney Sixers franchise in the ongoing Big Bash T20 league<\/a>, wants to put up a commanding show in the tournament to book his berth in the India-bound squad. <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\r\n"You can't really look too far ahead with selections. India's going to be a tough tour and there are obviously going to be a lot of spinners bowling for us," Bird told daily newspaper News Ltd, as quoted by cricket.com.au "I suppose there will be a third-seamer role on the tour but I'm not really sure yet. Hopefully I do get the nod but we'll see how we go," he added. South Africa's best fast bowling pair - Donald & Pollock<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Bird, who was a mainstay of the Australian<\/a> pace attack along side Mitchell Star<\/a>c and Josh Hazlewood this summer, said his ability to reverse swing the old ball keeps him in contention for the India series. "I feel like I could do well over there. If I do get selected, I could challenge the off-stump, and I feel like I can bowl pretty good reverse swing, which I showed during the New Zealand <\/a>series (last summer)," Bird said. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\r\n"Most bowlers who can bowl reverse swing these days, it's a deadly weapon. And I feel like reverse swing for the bowlers in India<\/a> will be crucial, so if selected I could bring that to the table," he added. Sourav Ganguly relives India's win at Lords<\/a><\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jackson-bird5.jpg", "alt_img": "India's tour will be tough, feels Australia pacer Bird", "alt_title": "India's tour will be tough, feels Australia pacer Bird", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "India's tour will be tough, feels Australia pacer Bird", "seo_desc": "India's tour will be tough, feels Australia pacer BirdSydney, Jan 9. Australian seamer Jackson Bird on Monday reckoned that the upcoming four-Test tour to ", "seo_keywords": "India, Australia", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "india-s-tour-will-be-tough-feels-australia-pacer-bird", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1949", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-01-09 20:01:00", "updated": "2017-01-09 20:01:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-01-09 20:01:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-01-09 20:01:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-s-tour-will-be-tough-feels-australia-pacer-bird-22758" }