The Australian former Test wicket-keeper batsman Brad Haddin, who was announced as a High Performance coach on Thursday prior to the Bangladesh series, is hopeful to help the youngsters and improve fielding standard in the Australian cricket, as it has been the norm for the Kangaroos, in the elite form of cricket while adding ‘attitude’ has to play a significant in the fielding which is reflected by the players on the field as a unit.
“I think it’s an attitude thing. I think fielding really reflects on where your group is going.” Haddin told in an interview of radio program ‘Big Sports Breakfast’ and was quoted by Cricket Australia.
The Reputation:
The 39-year-old New South Wales-born Haddin, who has replaced South Australia’s Greg Blewett to aim high in the national coaching set-up, has further reiterated fielding is an important part in the contemporary cricket and the players are supposed to play a crucial role in the side, to save as many runs as possible.
However, talking about the repercussions, the gloveman revealed if one fielder would fail to do his task then the pressure would automatically mount on the bowlers which could directly affect the bowling performances.
“If one guy is not doing their job and there’s a weak link it lets down the bowlers,” Haddin added.
The Workout:
Moreover, Haddin, who believes United effort plays a significant role, stated there no point to prove by using the bowlers, who bowl at 150kph and could not pose the challenge for the opposition including fielders.
“There’s no point having four or guys who can bowl at 150kph if we’re not creating an uncomfortable environment and taking all our chances,” Haddin further added.
Haddin has urged to restore the national side’s fielding while revealing former skipper Ricky Ponting and all-rounder Andrew Symonds are the great examples of Australia, in the fielding reputation, as he felt the fielding level of Australia has gone down to some certain extent.
“We used to have a real identity with the likes of Ponting and Symonds. I think that’s fallen off a bit and I’m hoping to get us back to those days. I think in the field we have got a long way to go at the moment,” Haddin maintained.
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Haddin said he would give his preference to Matthew Wade while terming the wicketkeeper No.1 in the longer format of the game.
“I thought Wadey did an outstanding job over in India. He got some really ordinary wickets to keep on, and I think his keeping has come a long way,” Haddin said on Wade.
Preparation:
Australia side is in Darwin for the conditional camp and the side has lost the fizz in the fielding, as Haddin would be trying hard to work it out with the players owing to the sophisticated drills.
The 14-member Australia team is scheduled to fly to Bangladesh on August 18 before playing the first Test of the two-match series on August 27 at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
Haddin, who has had to be a fittest in the Australia line-up in the recent past, featured in 126 One-day Internationals and 66 Tests. He has scored 3,266 runs at an average of 32.98 in longer format and 3,122 runs in 115 innings of ODI format at the average of 31.53.