Published: Sep 22, 2015, 12:01 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 22, 2015, 12:01 PM (IST)
Peter Nevill, who has all but cemented his position as the first-choice wicketkeeper for Australia in Test cricket, will be working closely with his predecessor Brad Haddin ahead of the tour of Bangladesh. The Australian team will fly out to the Asian country on September 30 for a two-Test series, which begins on October 13 at Chittagong. The second and final Test will be played at Dhaka from October 17 at Dhaka, following which the Australians will return home to begin their preparations for the summer at home. Australia will be facing New Zealand and the West Indies later this year. ALSO READ: Shane Watson urges Australian selectors to be patient with young cricketers
According to Cricket Australia (CA), the members of the 15-man touring party will be training at the National Cricket Center in Brisbane this week. The cricketers who will be training at Joe Burns, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Stephen O’Keefe and Nevill.
Ahead of the training session, the wicketkeeper-batsman informed that Haddin, who announced his retirement recently, will be helping him out with the preparations. Nevill said, “We’ll be spending time together next week when I do my catching work. Brad’s the same as usual, and that’s great. Having someone like him to turn to for advice is invaluable.” ALSO READ: Australia hire Sridharan Sriram as coaching consultant ahead of their tour of Bangladesh
Haddin had earlier pledged that he will always be there to help Nevill. “My services are always there for Pete, whatever he needs. We’ll have a catch-up next week, he’s just had a good break (after the Ashes) and is ready to get back into it which is a good sign.”
Talking about playing in Bangladesh, Nevill said the National Cricket Center will give them ideal preparations. The centre has a hybrid pitch which helps the cricketers prepare for slow and turning tracks that are usually witnessed in the Indian subcontinent. “That will be a good preparation. [Bangladesh] is different, we’re expecting it will be slow and low, have slow turn and there might be some reverse swing for the quicks.”
