Practice gives vital clue to Wade back-up plan

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Glenn Maxwell has been spotted doing wicketkeeping drills astatine practice, with Matthew Wade successful doubt for Australia's must-win T20 World Cup lucifer against England astatine the MCG.

Wade tested affirmative for COVID-19 connected Thursday, and portion the indications from the Australian campy are that helium volition inactive play connected Friday night, the deficiency of a backup keeper successful the 15-man squad poses a problem.

Bringing successful different specializer keeper, specified arsenic Alex Carey, would lone beryllium allowed if Wade was ruled retired for the full tournament.

Josh Inglis was named successful the archetypal squad, but a freak play wounded forced him out, with selectors adding all-rounder Cameron Green successful his place.

At the time, Australian manager Andrew McDonald conceded the selectors were taking a calculated hazard by not having a backup for Wade successful the squad.

Stream each Australian men's T20 World Cup lucifer positive selected different matches, including the finals, unrecorded and escaped on 9Now.

With that successful mind, Australia is apt to springiness Wade until the past infinitesimal to beryllium his fitness. Spinner Adam Zampa missed Tuesday's lucifer against Sri Lanka successful Perth aft helium contracted COVID-19.

Should Wade play, he'll beryllium required to question to the crushed separately to his teammates, and won't beryllium capable to usage the Australian dressing room.

Apart from Maxwell, whose off-spin is regularly utilized successful T20 matches, some opening batters, Aaron Finch and David Warner, could instrumentality the gloves if a replacement is required.

Finch has kept successful the BBL, portion Warner has been down the stumps successful a Test match.

Having to manus the gloves to a stop-gap keeper successful a World Cup run is thing new. During the 1992 World Cup, besides successful Australia, David Boon kept against some South Africa and India aft Ian Healy injured his hamstring.

It's astir a sudden-death lucifer for some Australia and England, fixed the loser volition person conscionable 1 triumph from 3 matches.

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