The thought of playing Test cricket for Australia is still on Nic Maddinson’s mind and his decision to move from Victoria to New South Wales ahead of the upcoming Sheffield Shield 2024-25 season is a step in that direction.

Maddinson scored three centuries playing for Victoria in the second half of the Sheffield Shield 2023–24 season before being ruled out of the first half due to an ACL injury.

Why does Nic Maddinson want to return to Test cricket?

“I love playing cricket and I want to help New South Wales win, but from a personal point of view I still feel I can make a contribution to international cricket and I would love to get that opportunity again. There are so many inspirations for people and playing for Australia is still on the agenda for me.”

Got a chance to be selected in the team but Nick was unsuccessful

Australian selectors gave Maddinson a chance to play in three Test matches at home in 2016, but when he failed in it, he was dropped from the team.

Maddinson scored 27 runs in three matches and averaged 6.75 with the bat in four innings. However, the left-hander believes and his recent Shield record shows he is a “much better player” than he was a few years ago.

Let’s know what he said about his recent performance-

He said, “I have become a ten times better player, maybe even better. I think I am probably a better player than I was three or four years ago. The runs I scored last year gave me a lot of confidence, I was able to adapt myself and play in a different style. When you want to move your career forward, you have to adapt yourself and last year I felt I made really good progress.”