ALUN Rossiter insists Team Great Britain will benefit from Saturday’s Test match against Australia at Glasgow’s Ashfield Stadium, despite losing heavily 57-33.

The Swindon Robins and Team GB boss travelled north of the border over the weekend as Great Britain took to the shale for the first time since landing silver at the Speedway of Nations final in Wroclaw, Poland.

While Great Britain failed to reach the heights from two months ago, Rossiter was keen to highlight the importance of competing as a nation – adding problems will not be solved overnight.

“It was very frustrating, but these Test matches are about the bigger picture with regards to where we want to go and where we want to be in the future,” said Rossiter.

“We were totally outclassed by the Aussies. It didn’t matter what gate they went from, they were gone.

“Unfortunately, we couldn’t take advantage of things.”

Two-times world champion Tai Woffinden scored more than a third of the host nation’s points as Australia excelled from the start, making it extremely difficult for GB to land a blow.

Australia took their lead beyond double figures by heat six before three 5-1s in the space of five heats towards the end of the meeting took the test match beyond GB’s grasp.

There were positives for Great Britain, though. Swindon heat leader Adam Ellis won his first race in red, white and blue, while fellow youngster Dan Bewley made the most of being in the same camp as Grand Prix stars past and present.

Rossiter added: “We started off well but couldn’t keep the momentum going. At the end of the meeting, there were a couple of passes, but we were just generally beaten at the tapes.

“But it’s not about the result, it’s about gaining vital experience.

“Dan Bewley and Adam Ellis will benefit from the meeting.

“We’ve still got a lot to learn and a long way to go. As Rob (Painter) said before, we have a five-year plan.

“We need to get more of these meetings to gain experience. Five of the Australians ride in the Polish Ekstraliga, we have some that are only competing in Britain.

“That’s not an excuse, that’s fact. Things won’t happen overnight, but these meetings will benefit us – regardless of the result.”

The 53-year-old also praised the work of Glasgow Tigers’ promotion and confirmed more test matches – at home and away – are part of Team GB’s plan to develop further.

He said: “It was an amazing turnout by the public in Glasgow. The meeting was well publicised and promoted by Glasgow.

“It was disappointing, of course we went out to win. But it’s all about pride.”