Simon Katich does not believe he is a serious contender for the Australian Test side, despite smashing a triple century for New South Wales against Queensland at the SCG yesterday.Katich blazed 306 to become the first batsman to post a triple century at the ground since Don Bradman's 452 not out in 1930.The whispers that Katich was a bolter for the Test side following the retirement of Justin Langer have now become murmurs, but the 32-year-old is not getting his hopes up."Not really, no not at all, because obviously the team is so settled," he said."Obviously they played so well in the last 12 months, so [I've] not even had a thought about that."Katich says it is an innings he will always cherish."I don't think I could have hit the ball much better than that, it was a very good wicket to bat on, a pretty good outfield and a short boundary one side so I certainly couldn't complain," he said.
Australia one-day spinner Brad Hogg is another who is not getting his hopes up of strutting onto the Gabba for the first Test against Sri Lanka next Thursday.Hogg is competing with Stuart MacGill to replace Shane Warne and had done his chances no harm, taking five wickets so far for Western Australia in its four-day match against Victoria at the MCG.Hogg is keen to impress the national selectors but is not getting ahead of himself."I'd love to play more Test cricket obviously, but I can't control that and it's up to the selectors to pick who they want to pick," he said.
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