Alex Carey’s place in Australia’s ODI World Cup side is under pressure, with suggestions his form slump is linked to the fallout from the Jonny Bairstow dismissal during the Ashes.
In that game, Mitch Marsh dropped a catch that probably should have been taken by the wicketkeeper. It was a missed chance off Virat Kohli that that cost Australia virtually any hope of victory.He was in career-best form earlier this year, making solid contributions with the bat and doing a superb job with the gloves behind the stumps in Test cricket.
“And from that point he’s faded. His family has been under attack. When he retires, on that last day, I’d love to take him aside and just say to him this: ‘Alex, do you regret the Bairstow thing? Was it really worth it?’Craddock added: “I still maintain that dismissal was not worth the hassle that followed it.”
“Whether that’s had an effect on him mentally - he copped an absolute barrel over there from everyone, I know it was a really difficult time for him and his family, he couldn’t go out for a coffee without copping abuse. “I’ve still got Alex in there. He’s a good player. He might come out on Thursday and make 60 or 70, but there’s no question he was rattled by it.”Cricket star’s ugly act raises eyebrows
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