The match situation was also against him. Bowlers can lose their patience and over-attack when chasing the game,but Murphy displayed the smarts not expected of a player with such little experience at the top level.

The great Virat Kohli and the modern-day wall of India,Cheteshwar Pujara,were among his five Test wickets.

As his state captain Peter Handscomb has said,Murphy does not lack confidence,backing himself to set his own fields. At one point he gestured a more experienced teammate to move squarer in the deep. He stuck to his plans - attacking the stumps and making the batter play,backing himself to draw an error.

“I think there’s definitely nerves but there’s also excitement about just being out there and trying to embrace it and just enjoy it and bowl to these sort of guys,some of the best players in the world,” Murphy said.

“It’s exciting and (I’ve) sort of got nothing to lose,so I’ve tried to go out there and try to really enjoy it and just compete as hard as I can. Thankfully,today there’s a few rewards,I didn’t get too overawed by it and just tried to embrace it.”

Murphy has greater scope for improvement than most players his age. He was a medium-pacer until six years until,fatefully,he decided his seamers were no good.

“It just comes a time where I was tinkering in the nets with off-spin bowling and yeah,got some really good feedback that what was coming out of my hand was alright,so just went from there and kept working at it - and it’s been the best thing I’ve ever done,” Murphy said. “[I’m] so thankful I have.”

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