SHAUN Tait says his obsession with the speed gun is over as the rejuvenated quick embarks on the road back to international cricket.Burnt out and disillusioned with cricket just three months ago, Tait declared there would be no bold predictions of reaching 160km/h in his second coming as one of Australia`s frontline bowlers.
The South Australian vowed to bowl smarter next summer to avoid another breakdown.
"I`m not worried about the speed gun anymore," said Tait, who made a surprise appearance at an Australian team camp last week before the squad`s departure to the Caribbean.
"I want to bowl fast, I still have to bowl as quick as I can. But it`s not going to be the one single object for me. I want to focus on taking wickets and bowling smarter at the same time.
"Obviously I care about bowling fast, I love bowling fast and putting the wind up batsmen. But I`m not going to come out in the media and say I`ll bowl 160km/h this week. That just puts too much pressure on myself."
While the Australians attempt a clean sweep of the West Indies, Tait will spend the next three months strengthening his frame with a training program devised by medicos from Cricket Australia and South Australia Cricket.
The Redbacks quick rocked the cricket fraternity when he temporarily quit in January.
Tait, who will be available for South Australia`s opening match next summer, also scuttled speculation he was clinically depressed.
"The word depression was thrown around but I never got diagnosed with depression," the 25-year-old said.
"I was depressed about a couple of things but I wasn`t suffering depression. Just being around my family and friends was the tonic I needed and I`m fine now."
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