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Wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade said that he was looking at ‘nailing down’ a middle order slot in the Australian batting unit ahead of the T20 World Cup to be held in the UAE and Oman.
On occasions, in the absence of David Warner and Aaron Finch, Wade has played at the top of the order. Incidentally, since Wade returned to the T20I set-up in 2020, he has opened in 14 of the 22 innings. However, Finch confirmed last week that his long-time limited overs opening partner – Warner – will bat at the top of the order.
“[I’m] preparing more to nail down a middle-order to lower-order role at the moment,” Wade said. “Obviously with Davey [Warner] coming back and Aaron [who] didn’t play the last series, when I’ve opened the batting. It’s when one of those guys have been missing [that I’ve opened]. It’s no secret that they’re the best two opening batters that Australia have ever had, so those two are going to go up the top. Just reading between the lines with the way that Mitch [Marsh] played last series, he’ll probably slot in at the top of the order.
