5 Australians on their maiden India tour

# 4 Mitchell Swepson

The biggest surprise inclusion in the Australian squad was this 23-year-old leg-spinner, who is the only player of the sixteen to have no Test experience. The latest in Australia’s revolving door of spinners who are anointed by Warne as being his chosen one, Swepson is the proverbial dark horse in the team – he is not expected to get a place in the playing XI over Lyon, O’Keefe and Agar, but might bring an unexpected challenge into the equation if he is given a chance.

Swepson has a reputation of spinning the ball a lot, and on pitches breaking up on the fourth and fifth day, this sounds like a daunting prospect. If the management take the gamble of fielding three spinners in any of the matches, Swepson will be in a tussle with Agar and Maxwell to make it to the XI.

Swepson was arguably the best wrist spinner in the recently concluded BBL season, showing neat variations and a calculating mind. With no long-form success to boast of as yet, this India tour has possibly been awarded to Swepson so that he can gain experience to start off what Australia hope will be a long and fruitful career.

Performance in warm-up match – Did not play