Alex Carey has solely been Australia’s Test wicketkeeper for 16 months however his vastly improved glovework is already placing him alongside a few of his mentors.
The 31-year-old is coming off a near-flawless match behind the stumps in Indore, the place he conceded simply three byes for the Test in opposition to India.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald hailed the early stumping of India captain Rohit Sharma for setting the tone for the upset nine-wicket win, saying Carey placed on “an absolute clinic”.
Carey stated he had relished the problem of maintaining on sharply turning pitches in India, arguably the toughest place to face behind the stumps on this planet.
The South Australian’s maintaining has come a great distance because the tour of Pakistan a yr in the past when he suffered some criticism for his glovework.
“I speak to guys regularly who’ve played for Australia in terms of (Brad) Haddin and (Adam) Gilchrist and Ian Healy’s always in the corner there,” Carey stated on Sunday.
“Tim Nielsen at South Australia is a guy I’ve worked with for a number of years, so bounce things off him.
“Then once you land over right here (in India), you get a little bit of a really feel.
“I think our training wickets have been really difficult as well so it’s been nice to actually stand in a training wicket and keep to our bowlers.
“You do not all the time do this in Australia, the nets are a bit shorter, and also you in all probability go about your business extra standing again.
“So I think just to land here, get stuck in, get dirty and understand it’s going to be a tough tour behind the stumps.”
The distinction between Australia and India within the first two Tests was the hosts’ extraordinary batting depth, which helped them dig out of hassle.
Australia have two recent faces of their lower-order – Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann – and the tail has typically crumbled on tough pitches.
Batting at No.7, Carey has been introduced undone a number of occasions by his penchant for taking part in sweeps and reverse sweeps.
However, the left-hander needs to again in his strengths when batting.
“We know that we haven’t given enough at the tail there,” Carey stated.
“We also understand that India’s batting line-up’s very, very strong.
“We’ll have these conversations about how we will navigate and attempt to get 10-15 runs every extra.
“In India, if you change your method too much, it goes pretty quickly. I’ll continue to be positive over here.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
