Pattinson needs more time: Smith

Captain Steve Smith says star fast bowler James Pattinson needs more time in domestic cricket before he can be considered for a Test recall.

Pattinson was not included in Australia's 15-man squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, with the uncapped Andrew Fekete earning a call-up alongside fellow quicks Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle and Pat Cummins.

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The Victorian returned to the national team for the recent one-day series in England, the first time he'd pulled on Australian colours in 18 months after a long stint of the sidelines due to back and hamstring injuries.

The right-armer unveiled his new-look bowling action during the series, a method he's adopted over the past year in a bid to stave off any more serious and long-term injuries.

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He played two matches on tour, going wicketless in the third and fourth ODIs of the series and conceding more than seven runs an over as England won both matches. 

Smith was in no doubt that the highly-rated Pattinson would eventually add to his 13 Tests, the last of which came in early 2014, but needed more time to adjust to his new action.

"I think for Jimmy it's just about playing a bit more cricket first," Smith said in Sydney upon returning from Australia’s Qantas Tour of the British Isles.

"Hopefully he can get back and play in the Matador Cup and the first couple of Shield games.

"He's got a different action at the moment and he's got to get himself comfortable with that, keep looking to get better with that and be more consistent.

"I'm sure we'll see him in the future."

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Smith's comments echo those of selection chairman Rod Marsh when he announced the Bangladesh squad on Monday. 

"According to the reports I've got from (selectors) Trevor Hohns and Darren Lehmann in England is that he's lacking a bit of confidence," Marsh said.

"It won't hurt him to go back to Matador Cup and Shield cricket and find that form that made him a very, very hot prospect a few years ago."

Pattinson will be looking to get plenty of red-ball cricket under his belt this summer having played just three first-class matches in the last 18 months.

He impressed when making his return to Shield cricket late last season, but his momentum and confidence with his new action stalled when he suffered a minor hamstring strain in March.

He returned to playing in the 50-over portion of Australia A's tour of India in August, taking four wickets in four matches and conceding just over five runs an over.

Pattinson spoke freely about his injury troubles ahead of that series, saying he was relaxed in the knowledge that he had plenty of time to adjust to his new action and return to the form that yielded 51 wickets from 13 Tests.

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"When you make changes (to your action) it affects other parts of the body and with those changes I made, my hamstring went," he said.

"So I've done a fair bit of work trying to strengthen that up as well as trying to not think about my action too much and just let it go.

"Last year I was probably still thinking about my action a bit.

"I'm really comfortable with that and now it's about playing games and getting some consistency.

"I'm still swinging the ball in the nets, which is a good sign. Probably being more side-on I've got to finish off a bit more ... and hopefully that won't affect my outswing. It hasn't yet.

"(My pace) is getting better. The more I play, the better I feel.

"I'm feeling really good hopefully now that I've tipped over the other side of 25 (years old) I can try and stay on the park and get some good luck."

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