Published: Jul 14, 2015, 05:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 15, 2015, 05:59 PM (IST)
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin is set to miss the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, if the latest reports are to be believed. Peter Nevill has been named as the replacement for Haddin for the second Test, and will thus make his debut in the process. ALSO READ: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin criticised by Australian media
According to the Daily Mail, Australian coach Darren Lehmann was seen working with second-choice wicketkeeper Nevill. Haddin’s exit from the second Test has been credited to personal reasons rather than loss of form. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman had a bad outing in the first Test though, scoring just 29 runs in the entire Test, alongside dropping the crucial catch of Joe Root even before the batsman could get off the mark. Root later went on to score 134. ALSO READ: Australia needs serious introspection after humiliating loss in 1st Test
England and Australia face off in the second Test at Lord’s, which is set to begin on Thursday, July 16. The visitors will look to claw their way back into the series after the humiliation loss in the first Test, that saw the world champions collapsing to a 169-run defeat inside four days.
