ZAMPA PUTS HIS SPIN ON CUP REEF TRIP
THE countdown to the T20 World Cup is now into double digits and spinner Adam Zampa marked the milestone by taking the coveted silverware out to the Great Barrier Reef.
Media personality Erin Holland and Paralympian Grant “Scooter” Patterson were also on the trip to the new Magic Reef Pontoon, as was a number of junior Far North cricketers.
“It was a great day,” Zampa said. “Pretty full-on, but it was a cool experience to go to the reef.
“Got the red carpet pulled out for us, that’s for sure.”
Australia won the coveted piece of silverware for the first time in November last year, and will not have held it for even 12 months when their title defence starts against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 22.
And Zampa, who made his T20I debut in 2016, is ready to make a major impact as Australia seeks to become the first team to defend the title and become the second team to win it twice.
The tweaker, the No.5 ranked T20 bowler in the world, said he fully understood the role he played in the side.
“I feel like I’m an important cog in the team,” Zampa said.
“I try and play team-first cricket, whether it’s to bowl the first over or the 20th.
“Obviously (it’s) dependent on the situation and the surfaces and things like that, but my role is to get wickets in the middle which is a big part of winning T20 games.
“I understand my importance, I understand my role as well. It’s always going to be hard to defend, I don’t think anyone’s ever done it for the T20 World Cup.
“But I’m very confident with the squad that we’ve got that’s for sure.”