STEVE Smith insists spin bowling is not Australia's weak link in India, and believes his tight relationship with -leggie Adam Zampa could prove a -decisive factor in the World Twenty20. 
Zampa and second spinner Ashton Agar have only made their international T20 debuts this month but both could play in Australia's opener against New Zealand in Dharamsala.
Australia have played their last five months of cricket on hard and fast decks and there is no question that the shock transition into sub-continental conditions will prove the biggest obstacle to them breaking their drought of never having won the World T20.
However, Smith has leapt to the defence of his rookie spinners, with the captain set to play a major role in the performance of 23-year-old Zampa in particular.
Zampa made his domestic first-class and one-day debut alongside Smith at NSW and there is little doubt that the faith of the skipper has helped Zampa's rapid rise to prominence in recent months.
Smith says he knows Zampa's game intimately and believes if captain and spinner can work in-sync, Australia can give the tournament a shake.
"I've seen him play for a long time now and I know his skill set pretty well so I think that does help a little bit when captaining someone you're pretty close to," Smith said ahead of Australia's warm-up match against the West -Indies today in Kolkata.
"I've seen him come a long way and I've seen him learn and develop really well and hopefully he can bowl really for us in this World Cup.
"I don't think our young spinners are a weakness for us at all. I think they're very confident in their skill sets."They've proven themselves. They've bowled really well in big games so I don't see them as a weakness at all."