Kabir Ali hopes to bring Australian disciplines to England's one-day cricket squad after being plucked from the gruelling Academy schedule into the testing environment of the triangular tournament against Australia and Sri Lanka.
The 22-year-old Worcestershire fast bowler had expected to face England's one-day squad this week in Adelaide.
A mixture of Academy players and those included in the 16-man party for the one-day series played practice matches while the third Test at the WACA was completed.
But his involvement did not end there and Kabir was instead named in the one-day squad.
He now has the chance to play in four one-day internationals over the next fortnight which form the first half of the tournament which will provide England's main competitive practice for February's World Cup.
If he succeeds during the next couple of weeks a World Cup place could be his for the taking, and if so, two of Australia's leading bowlers can take the credit for his late surge into the squad for southern Africa.
Kabir credits Australian fast bowling pair Glenn McGrath and Andy Bichel, who have both played as Worcestershire's overseas player in recent years, as the main inspiration for him forcing his way into the reckoning after their impressive performances at New Road.
"Glenn was a great help when he was at Worcester and so was Andy," said Kabir.
"The big thing that impressed me was their attitude -- their approach was very professional and if Test players like them put everything into a county game, it's not a bad example to follow.
"I watched them to learn. I wouldn't want to compare myself to McGrath but I've tried to copy what he does by putting the ball in the right place all the time and being patient and waiting for the batsmen to make mistakes."
If Kabir does that it will be a bonus for England after their ill-disciplined performances with the ball during the opening three Test defeats, and he is likely to get an early chance to re-acquaint himself with McGrath in Friday's day-night warm up match with New South Wales at Sydney.
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