Back-to-back Test hundreds notwithstanding, makeshift Australian opener Simon Katich says he harbours no hopes of being selected for the October tour of India as regular opener Matthew Hayden will almost certainly be fit for the high-profile Test series.Katich, who is playing in the ongoing Test series in West Indies only because Hayden is battling chronic tendon injuries, has made the most of the opportunity scoring two hundreds, one of them being his highest Test score of 148.
However, despite the remarkable feat, Katich says chances of him being selected for India are remote unless the selectors are faced with another injury crisis.
"I obviously know that when Matt is back in the team ... he and Jaquesy have done a great job so I'll just have to bide my time," Katich said.
"I think that's the way it is. I'm grateful to have played these three Tests," he was quoted as saying by 'The Australian'.
But the left-hander insists that he does not mind the situation considering his career could have been all but over by now after Cricket Australia denied him a central contract 18 months ago.
"It could have been that I didn't play any, so I would rather have played three than none and been in this position. So whatever happens happens," he said.
Australia will play a four-Test series against India, after the Champions Trophy, in October.
This is not the first time Katich will have to be left out despite good performances.
In 2004, he was dropped for the first Test against Sri Lanka despite scoring a hundred against India in the previous match, that was also Steve Waugh's farewell game.
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