Todd Murphy justifies his rapid ascent into Australia Test side
or a visiting slow bowler, India can be a trap. It is the spiritual home of spin, the still centre of the universe of revolutions, the place where you might find the most dramatic turner since Tina. It is the place tilted drastically to your advantage, like doing high jump on the moon.
Those in charge liked what they saw. His short entree got him to India, and his work in the pre-series camp in Bangalore was enough to jump him into the team ahead of Mitchell Swepson and Ashton Agar. The evidence so far backs the call.
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