Mumbai Mumbai. Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey has revealed a small technical change in his batting that could give him a big advantage ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India. Carey joins South Australia in the crucial five-match Test series against India after scoring 452 runs at an astonishing average of 90.40 in the Sheffield Shield. “When you play and play and play, you don't really get a chance to work on a lot of things. I was successful in pre-season; it's always good to hit more balls.” “I worked on the game and tweaked it a bit and then tried to continue a solid process every game. Hopefully that continues on Friday, but over the last six months I've made some minor technical changes a few times. Not having a game to play for, I just did something with my hands and found something that felt good.” “It's only minor, but at the moment, it feels like I'm in good shape, reacting very well to the ball. Yes, it happened (felt like a eureka moment).
I raised my hands a little bit and raised the bat skyward, and from there, just tried to react; It felt great straight away,” Carey told reporters in Perth ahead of the first Test, which begins on November 22. Fellow wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis, who himself has scored two Shield centuries, has been selected as a reserve batsman in the Test squad. Carey feels that in future there may be a place for both of them to play in the same Test playing eleven.
“We've been in a lot of teams together now. So it'll be great to work with Josh; the keeper club is usually very small, so it's great to have another player there and he's playing well, and he “Having a partner, which is always a good thing.”
“He's in great form, so if he gets a chance to play with the bat, he'll definitely be ready to go. We've played a lot of white-ball cricket together, so that's definitely the case (here). I think it's a unique situation.” “There is a wicketkeeper in a team, and there are a lot of good players across the country who are trying to get that position and I was once one of those players. You focus on your game.
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