http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 intent on becoming first-choice wicket-keeper – Cricket News Update
Australian wicket-keeper batsman, Matthew Wade, has expressed his desire to make the most of his time in England in furtherance to his goal of claiming a permanent spot in the national squad.
It has been a startling rise for the 24-year-old Tasmanian, who was expected to play second fiddle to the likes of veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TD-Paine-c2652. However, a sudden dip in form for the Haddin, while a persistent injury for Paine made
Wade the obvious candidate to don the gloves for the Aussies and the player has not looked back since then.
Having made his T20 debut late last year against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 where he put in some impressive efforts en route to his side’s triumph against the Lankans in the finals.
Now becoming the preferred choice in the ODI format, the player further blossomed away from home and managed to notch up his first Test century in the final Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 after he had replaced Haddin earlier, who had returned home due to personal
reasons. His 106 was widely appreciated, considering that all other batters struggled to score runs freely on a difficult track.
Currently in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749, the Victorian wants to further nail down his position by performing well in the upcoming five-match series. The conditions will be tough but Wade is insistent that he can adapt, and perform up to the mark.
"Experience over here is a big thing for me, but I want to play well over here, I don't want to just get the experience," Wade said. "I struggled early in the West Indies tour trying to get used to those conditions, we were only there for a couple of days
before we played the first one-dayer.
"So this two weeks coming over earlier has been a great help for me and some of the younger players that haven't played over here before. We've got a chance to play a little bit of cricket, some trial games and build momentum into the series. I want to play
good cricket and hope to cement my spot in the team."
The Aussies and English will have a first official face-off in the first ODI on June 29, at Lord’s.
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