Former Australian captain Tim Paine believes keeper Alex Carey is still carrying a mental burden from his controversial Ashes stumping after his opening World Cup failure put his position in the spotlight.
as his team’s first-choice gloveman despite middling batting returns in recent white-ball games, a 99 in South Africa his only score above 14 in his past eight outings.
The keeper was also involved in the dropped catch of matchwinner Virat Kohli, chasing the skied ball before pulling out and watching as Mitch Marsh spilt the ball. “It looks a mindset thing. We know how dangerous Alex can be … I don’t think he’s looked the same since the Jonny Bairstow stumping. “I don’t know if it’s rattled him or if his confidence has dropped off since, but certainly his batting – barring one game in South Africa – he hasn’t looked the same … his body language and his intent, his intent to go out and take the game on from the start.”
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