Marsh confident Test runs will come

A breakthrough one-day international series in the West Indies has Mitch Marsh feeling confident he can finally kick on with the bat in Test cricket.

Marsh was named man of the match after Australia's 58-run win over West Indies in the series decider at Barbados.

The allrounder scored 32 then snared 3-2 in the space of 12 legal deliveries, including the key scalps of Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels.

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Everything clicked for Marsh at Kensington Oval, where he top-scored with an unbeaten 79 in last week's virtual semi-final.

Marsh now averages 39.4 with the bat in ODIs but the big question is whether he can reproduce that form in the whites, starting with next month's Qantas tour of Sri Lanka.

"It's been well documented and it's true - I haven't scored as many runs as I would have liked in the Test arena," the 24-year-old said.

"I just can't wait (for the three-Test series in Sri Lanka). I'm champing at the bit ... it's a big tour for us.

"I'm hungry for more runs ... I'm not afraid.

"I've worked extremely hard and I'm quietly confident that in Sri Lanka, the hard work will pay off."

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The Caribbean tri-series was played predominantly on spin-friendly pitches, with Marsh suggesting the month has helped him become a better player of spin this month.

"I'm really happy with the way I played spin. It was quite challenging at the first couple of grounds, where it was slow. Especially in Guyana, it turned a lot," Marsh said.

"It's just nice to see a bit of reward with both bat and ball in the last couple of games, ahead of Sri Lanka."

Regarding his game-changing spell in the series decider, Marsh noted he felt the need to step up in the absence of allrounder James Faulkner, who was left out of the XI for the final.

"I was a bit more aggressive than what I usually am," he said.

"That's probably just to do with my role in the team tonight, with Jimmy Faulkner missing out I was going to bowl a bit earlier in the innings.

"It was just one of those nights where you get into a good rhythm."