I want to play all formats for England,” he said, ahead of the series resuming in Rajkot on Tuesday. “That’s the main goal. I’m seeing these games [as] an opportunity I get to experiment and showcase my skills, I want to do that.
It would be nice to fix down a role so that everyone knows that you are going to be that number six batter in T20, it gives you a little bit more clarity to train and prepare with.
I’ve got a very clear role in the Test side, keeping wicket and batting seven. That makes it much easier to prepare for. I feel confident I can go out and perform in any role that is thrown at me.
If he is to be an all-format regular, Smith may have a busy 12 months ahead with next month’s Champions Trophy followed by a home Test series against India in the summer and next winter’s Ashes in Australia.
The 24-year-old is therefore thankful he had some downtime before Christmas as his partner gave birth to their son, Noah, which meant Smith opted out of England’s most recent Test series in New Zealand.
His decision brought about the possibility of him losing his Test place and while Ollie Pope performed well as England claimed a 2-1 series win, it was a risk Smith was all too happy to take.
There’s no regrets on that front,” he said. “The six weeks I spent [at home] was the best six weeks I’ve ever had.