Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will not return to the cricket tour of the West Indies, opening the way for a Test debut for Victorian Matthew Wade.
Haddin flew back from the Caribbean a week ago due to personal reasons, with NSW's Peter Nevill named as his replacement and no timeline given on a potential return.
Cricket Australia confirmed on Friday that Haddin would stay in Australia due to family reasons.
"Cricket Australia fully supports Brad's decision to remain in Australia and sends its best wishes to him and his family at this time," CA's general manager of team performance Pat Howard said.
The news means Wade is almost certain to make his Test debut against the West Indies next month.
The 26-year-old, who has already usurped Haddin as Australia's one-day and Twenty20 wicketkeeper in recent months, is likely to play the first Test against the West Indies starting in Barbados on April 8.
Nevill will remain with the national squad as Wade's understudy.
AAP
Tags: sport, cricket, australia, sydney-2000 First posted March 23, 2012 15:56:52
No comments:
Post a Comment