Ellis Eyes To Become Aussie Mainstay In Cummins & Starc's Absence On UK Tour
With Cummins out for the entire white-ball tour of the UK as part of a load management strategy and Starc also absent for the T20 leg, Ellis will have the chance to lead the attack alongside Hazlewood.
"It's a tricky one for me because these are guys that I've looked up to for a long time coming through as a kid," Ellis told cricket.com.au. "Now I'm at the point where I want to compete and be a part of that group – they're the big three, hopefully, I can make it the big four.
In the recent T20 World Cup, Ellis impressed with a wicket in every match he played, finishing the tournament with an economy rate of 6.72 despite often bowling at the death.
"It's a tricky one for me because these are guys that I've looked up to for a long time coming through as a kid," Ellis told cricket.com.au. "Now I'm at the point where I want to compete and be a part of that group – they're the big three, hopefully, I can make it the big four.
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"I love playing for Australia and it's something that I don't take for granted and I never will, so I'm hoping that I'll become a bit of a mainstay but to do that, I've got to play some good cricket," he cincluded.