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“But this year I have got my cricket all going in the right direction and the players I am with are almost the best coaches.<\/p>\n

“My white-ball has always been there, but I have got my red-ball going right. So all of a sudden I am either on stand-by or getting called up.”<\/p>\n

This week should mark the first of five straight games for Abbott before the BBL, with the only possible interruption a call-up to Australia’s Test squad.<\/p>\n

In his two Shield games last summer, Abbott took 11 wickets at 20.72.<\/p>\n

In the season before it was 21 at 29.14, while also scoring a maiden century and averaging 63.33 with the bat.<\/p>\n

“I’ve made no secret that playing Test cricket is the dream, and I have to play Shield to do that,” Abbott said.<\/p>\n

“If the opportunity comes up, I know 100 per cent I am ready to go.<\/p>\n

“Even though I have only been in white-ball squads for the past two years, you are still working on things.<\/p>\n

“Unless you’re doing structured bowling, your line-and-lengths and the way you feel at the crease is still the same as you would be aiming for in a four-day game.”<\/p>\n