Matt Kuhnemann: Durham spinner relishes County cricket opportunity with Ashes on the horizon

The 26-year-old Queenslander made his test debut and received his baggy green in the recent India Series.< / p>

He will now spend the remainder of 2023 with Durham, international duties pending.

"If we can play here it helps us and gives us more experience," Kuhnemann told BBC Radio Newcastle.< p class="" data-reactid=".fa6wx5fhlw.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5">"The advice was to jump at any chance to come here and play county cricket, that is- ie throughout the national circuit in Australia. "

Having taken nine wickets in three games during his time in India, Kuhnemann was a useful weapon for Andrew McDonald's aside.

While the grounds will be very different in England at this time of year coming into a new season, there was a lot to enjoy being part of a winning test team.

" It was amazing, as a spinner you lick your lips when you have some of the conditions there," he added.

"It was great being part of this team and getting success was also great."

Durham starts the season at Sussex on Thursday.