Twelve spinners since Warne and counting,Nielsen backs cycle

To be honest no one has taken their opportunity and made it their own yet. No one has made their spot their own. And,that is why we see some fluctuations in who is selected. Because,whether it be through injury or performance,we haven8217;t seen one spinner really take the job on, the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Nielsen,as saying.

He said that South Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon and West Australian left-arm spinner Michael Beer were being given an opportunity to deliver in Sri Lanka as part of the 15-man Test squad.

We have come off a summer where we didn8217;t have the success we would have liked. And,it8217;s pretty obvious we are searching for the mix of players we think will take us forward. We have seen a couple of players who are perceived to have jumped the queue because they have performed well when given the opportunity. And,I think,that is the way it has always been, Nielsen said.

On all-rounder Steve Smith,Nielsen said that the door was not closed on him as yet,as he was someone who had been identified at an early age to play for a long time for Australia.