Road back

Gillespie told The Sydney Morning Herald, "Obviously I was disappointed not to be a part of the Australian team against the World XI. That goes without saying. But I'd like to think I'm very much in the frame. I'll be back there - it's just a matter of time."

And he has even, he says, found a silver lining to his axing. "There's been a bright side to being dropped - spending time with my beautiful, pregnant wife and my daughter, catching up with family and friends, being back with the Redbacks. It's never an easy road back, but the way I look at it, I'm one of the best bowlers in the country. I've got more than 200 Test wickets, and you don't get that by being a bad bowler. In my last one-dayer I got 3-44."

Gillespie, the fifth highest wicket-taker for Australia with 251 Test wickets, also argued that his ineffective performances were not a result of poor form. "I don't think I lost form that dramatically. Yes, I was not at my best. Yes, I got only three wickets for a fair few runs, but I wasn't bowling absolute rubbish.

Please explain to me the emboldened parts.