Wade selected ahead of Haddin
January 30, 2012 13:11:51 UK
Victoria Bushrangers wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been selected in the Australian one-day squad ahead of under-pressure Brad Haddin.
Wade will be Australia's wicketkeeper for at least the opening three matches of the upcoming triangular series against India and Sri Lanka. He now looks set to make his ODI debut in next Sunday's game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Haddin's form in the recently concluded Test series against India was disappointing as he managed to score just 86 runs in five outings, while his behind-the-wicket performances were also mediocre at best.
He hasn't been selected in the ODI squad but the responsibility of leading the PM's XI against Sri Lanka in Canberra has been given to him.
Chief selector John Inverarity said that Haddin has been given a timeout from the ODI game in order to give Wade a taste of international cricket.
"Brad is due for a bit of a lighter load and it (the one-day series) provides a terrific opportunity for Matthew Wade. We hope Matthew Wade keeps and bats brilliantly and then we have two keepers at that level," Inverarity said.
"It's all a matter of injury. If you have got one wicketkeeper in the West Indies and two days before a Test he breaks his hand and cannot keep, what do you do? We are keen to have two keepers there throughout the West Indies tour."
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