Does Mathew Wade have dirty pictures of the Aussie selectors?

[sandeep]

He's pretty much the worst 'keeper-bat in the top 6-7 ODI teams.   Not sure why Aussies keep persisting with him.  Is his "banter" that invaluable to the kangaroo's "spirit" in the field? 

[Laaloo]

This guy is abysmal. Tim Paine may be a better option.

[Shunya]

Seriously, Haddin was such a downgrade from Gilly. And this guy is even worse than Haddin. Seems like oldies pushed too much of Keeping skills b.s that every keeper forgot how to bat. More like naa idhar ka na udhar ka. They forgot that modern cricket needs proper balanced keeper which is so crucial in the team combination.

[Rasgulla]

He is in the team just as a keeper who can bat a bit.. They couldn't find another Gilly  not every team can be lucky like us 

Edited September 21, 2017 by Rasgulla

[SK_IH]

Also cartwright, why is he even in the squad when he is not even going to bowl.They could have selected khwaja as a backup opener

[Trichromatic]

Exceptional keeper who is poor batsman is probably not the requirement of ODI cricket anymore especially for fast bowling country like Aus. Batsman don't get much edges or there isn't much uneven bounce or movement to handle. Being good at stumping is probably still needed.

 

Safe keeper + decent batsman is what teams should aim for. Poor keeper irrespective of batting is still no.

[rkt.india]

20 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

Exceptional keeper who is poor batsman is probably not the requirement of ODI cricket anymore especially for fast bowling country like Aus. Batsman don't get much edges or there isn't much uneven bounce or movement to handle. Being good at stumping is probably still needed.

 

Safe keeper + decent batsman is what teams should aim for. Poor keeper irrespective of batting is still no.

Wade is not even an exceptional keeper. He used to be horrendous and got dropped due to that. They should try Sam Whiteman and he can open too.

[Vijy]

On 9/22/2017 at 12:22 AM, rkt.india said:

Wade is not even an exceptional keeper. He used to be horrendous and got dropped due to that. They should try Sam Whiteman and he can open too.

they should make stewie do it. He has done everything else - started as leg spinner, then a batsman, a good fielder (but poor catcher) and now the captain. Might as well as do keeping.