Harris aims to impress at Surrey

Harris won the IPL with the Deccan Chargers

Surrey's new overseas signing Ryan Harris admits he is hoping to catch the eye of the Australian selectors during his short stay at The Oval.

The Queensland and Deccan Chargers all-rounder has been signed to play in the next three County Championship matches.

Harris, 29, told BBC London 94.9: "It's in the back of my mind but, obviously, but there's a few guys in front of me.

"If I'm here and performing well and the selectors want to look at me then it saves on the flight over, I guess."

The Australian's debut County Championship match in Surrey colours was due to start on Saturday against Glamorgan but the first day was abandoned because of persistent rain.

Harris is, nevertheless, looking forward to playing cricket in England after replacing New Zealander Grant Elliott as Surrey's overseas player.

He said: "It's obviously a new thing for me having never played county cricket before. To be at a club like Surrey, that have been such a good club in English cricket, is a great honour.

"It's something I've always wanted to do and it's great to be here. It has been a dream to come and play in county cricket, to come and experience the gruelling schedule and a good example of that is coming up in the next three weeks.

"It's going to be a test but that's why I'm here. I want to play cricket. My Queensland team-mates are training at home but they're catching and doing drills and I want to play cricket, which is why I'm here."

Harris arrives at The Oval fresh from winning the Indian Premier League in South Africa with the Deccan Chargers and will be on the road with Chris Adams' squad for the duration of his stay.

After the four-day match against Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium, Surrey meet Northants and Leicestershire in a relentless schedule that could see them playing for the best part of the next two weeks.

Harris says he is fully recovered from a broken foot suffered during his domestic season but admits that the switch from Twenty20 in the IPL to four-day cricket will be a test.

He said: "Coming from Twenty20, where I bowled a fair bit, to four-day cricket is a bit of a step but it's not as if I've come from nothing into playing three or four-day games.

"I feel good, the body feels good, my foot feels good and the jetlag's not that bad at the moment so I'm just ready to go."