http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 rest Wade ahead of potential Test cap – Cricket News Update
Australian management has decided to rest wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Board XI, despite making it certain that he will be the preferred glove man for the first Test which begins from April 7th
at Bridgetown.
After gaining recognition through some impressive displays in the limited overs arena, Wade was touted as a long term replacement for the veteran Aussie Test wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170, who was a certainty for his team’s longer version bouts before a personal
commitment forced him to fly back home.
Haddin’s departure has left the door open for the 24-year-old to stake a permanent claim in the Test side – an idea he had been relishing. However, he will not be playing in the only three-day warm up game, which starts on April 2, as the management wants
to test Peter Nevill, who earlier replaced Haddin as the second specialist wicket-keeper.
The practice game holds significance in terms of confidence of the visitors, following their failure to win any of the ODI or T20 series. After being in the ascendency, the tourists had to settle for a 2-2 and 1-1 draw in the limited-overs leg, and will
be keen to avoid such repetition in the Test arena, where they have improved considerably over the past couple of months.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 all getting some much needed game time, allowing them to acclimatize to the slow, low nature of the pitches.
Ponting heaped praise on their opponents but believed that the longer version will give a fair reflection of where Darren Sammy’s squad stands.
"You've got to give the Windies credit for what they did in the one-dayers and T20s here, but I guess by the end of the Test matches we'll have a better idea of where they're at. We spoke yesterday about how competitive they'll be and we have to be prepared
for that,” said Punter.
WICB President's XI squad:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Devon-Cuthbert-Thomas-c53930.
Australians: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949 (12th man but can bowl).
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