http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 – Cricket News Round-up – March 30, 2012 – Part 2
Aussie wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade is all set to make his Test debut against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 on April 7 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, taking over for Brad Haddin who backed out of the tour owing to personal reasons.
The 24-year-old made an impressive debut in the Commonwealth Bank series Down Under when he replaced Haddin for the first bracket of the tri-series. His performances prompted selectors to retain him for the remainder of the tournament, giving rise to rumours
that Haddin had been dropped.
The National Selection Panel named the 24-year-old in the squad for the limited-overs leg of the Windies tour, with Haddin poised to take over as wicketkeeper for the Test series. However, the 34-year-old ended up pulling out of the series due to family
reasons. With Haddin out of the picture, Wade’s chances of securing a permanent place in the Test squad look fairly promising.
A British Universities team, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 from April 4-6, and play two one-days against the Pakistan Cricket Board’s U19 side.
In a bid to bring about the revival of international cricket in Pakistan after the 2009 terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team put any end to major sporting events in the country, the PCB has been involved in the process of attempting to convince
a number of teams to tour the Green Nation. However, the dubious security situation in the country has acted as a major deterrent so far.
After being turned down by the BCCI, BCB, and most recently the Marylebone Cricket Club, the board has finally managed to rope in a British Universities team, and hope that the event will help promote a softer image of the country, and encourage other teams
to tour the country.
In addition to the upcoming tour, the PCB is also in talks with the Lashings Cricket Club (courtesy the connections of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084) along with considering the option of assembling a World XI to play in Pakistan.
Following their 8-wicket defeat in the first T20 of the 2-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to bounce back to end the series on a tie in the final match due to be played at the Kensington
Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on March 30.
The Aussies performed a similar feat during the previous ODI series, when they managed to level the series by clinching a 30-run victory in the series final.
The Windies, courtesy some strong contributions by players such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869 have managed to register some remarkable performances during the current ongoing series. However, they still find themselves unequal to the visiting team.
Despite this, skipper Sammy is convinced the pressure of the series finale will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rouse-c86915 his team to end the series on a level 1-1.
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