One of probably the most fascinating facets of the upcoming Australian cricket season is the identification of David Warner's successor on the prime of the order within the Test group.

Bancroft is conscious of the chance however is decided for it to not change into a distraction.

"I feel like I've been around it my whole career. The amount of times I would have been talked about to be a potential selection is a lot," he advised ESPNcricinfo forward of the opening recreation towards New Zealand A. "Hopefully I can draw on those times and those experiences to just focus on what I can do for myself and the teams I'm playing for.

"If you are able to do that the whole lot else will maintain itself. It's not simple to do, clearly, everybody has aspirations and desires issues. But if you are able to do that, keep within the second, that is what's necessary. Regardless of the alternatives that have been developing within the Australian group, it by no means as soon as modified how I might have needed to strategy final season.

"Last year was good and I probably gave myself an opportunity to get selected - it didn't quite happen but that doesn't change the drive for me to still be excellent in what I do. I feel if I stick to that then opportunities, I'm sure, will present themselves moving forward."

However, he was chosen for the house collection towards Pakistan regardless of lean Shield returns. In the top he did not play, completed the season with a median of 15.92, and was dropped by Western Australia. He started the climb again from there and located career-best kind in Western Australia's Sheffield Shield title defence final summer time, scoring 945 runs with 4 centuries.

Cameron Bancroft didn't have a very good season with Somerset•Getty Images

"Like to think I've tried to learn from the past," Bancroft stated. "[Last season] I just tried to be really consistent with my method and with how I was analysing things. As an opener you are always going to get a good ball, sometimes the ball is going to move, it's going to be challenging. Feel like that worked well for me last season and hopefully it's something I can keep building on."

"I idolised JL [Langer] as a player and he had a big influence on me when he coached WA," Bancroft stated. "I felt like I wanted that edge that he brings in his personality and wanted to be in the presence of that. We have regular contact. He's a brilliant coach and I love what he contributes to my game.

"[Beau's] affect on my batting has been actually superior. He's acquired a extremely particular method with phrases and figuring out what to say, when to say it, to get one of the best out of you. I discover Cass is somebody to lean on. I'm actually fortunate that these two coaches talk with one another and it actually makes my life simpler when I'm seeking to keep and enhance issues in my recreation."

Bancroft turns 31 in November, an age when batters are often considered to be coming into their prime. "There's at all times examples in cricket the place you mature and it type of works for you," he said. "Like to suppose the older I get the wiser I change into, and you should use that to play higher. I need to play Test cricket once more. Think there's nonetheless loads of time and alternative."

Australia A four-day squad Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jordan Buckingham, Ben Dwarshuis, Caleb Jewell, Campbell Kellaway, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan McAndrew, Nathan McSweeney, Joel Paris, Jimmy Peirson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Tim Ward

New Zealand A four-day squad Muhammad Abbas, Adi Ashok (second recreation solely), Tom Bruce (capt), Leo Carter, Josh Clarkson, Henry Cooper, Jacob Duffy, Cam Fletcher, Dean Foxcroft (second recreation solely), Mitch Hay, Scott, Kuggeleijn, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Brett Randell, Sean Solia

Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo