Mark Waugh has poured cold water on the hype surrounding a potential Test debut for Marcus Stoinis in Canberra.

The 29-year-old all-rounder was called up to the Australian squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka, beginning at Manuka Oval on Friday. He’ll earn his baggy green should selectors deem the pitch to be flat enough to require a fifth bowling option.

Waugh believes that’s unlikely, though, and Stoinis’ wait for a Test cap will go on.

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“If it’s a really flat pitch they might want an extra bowling option, but I just can’t see how that’s going to happen given that the bowlers should be pretty fresh after Brisbane,” Waugh told Big Sports Breakfast.

“They didn’t bowl a lot of overs, so I just don’t see how he’s going to fit into the mix there.

“I imagine they’ll make a decision fairly quickly and they can let Marcus Stoinis go back to the Big Bash if he’s not going to play, which he probably won’t.”

Stoinis said on Monday that his Test call-up was a “dream come true” and he was ready to grasp his opportunity should he be handed a baggy green in Canberra.

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Although, even coach Justin Langer has foreshadowed disappointment for Stoinis, saying he didn’t expect any changes from the side that trounced Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs in Brisbane.

“I’d be surprised if we changed the XI,” Langer told reporters in Brisbane.

“It’s always nice to go with the same XI back-to-back and without putting any words in the other selectors’ mouths at the moment, it would be nice to keep some continuity.”

He added: “The other variable of course is the Canberra wicket. We’ve got no idea what that’s going to play like, never been a Test match there before.”

In four Sheffield Shield matches this season, Stoinis has 298 runs at 42.57 with a top score of 85 and 10 wickets at 25.20, which is an improvement on his overall record of 33.61 with the bat and 42.36 with the ball in first-class cricket.

Stoinis also has three-consecutive three-wicket hauls and scores over 40 and in the Big Bash League.