Australia lost the current series against India and with one ODI to play, as Australian wicketkeeper-batsmen in under pressure. Australia had a history of producing quality wicketkeeper-batsmen, Australia had been blessed with world-class stumpers. In fact, they have produced the best wicketkeeper-batsman – Adam Gilchrist - in the history of the game. Mathew Wade doesn't fall in the same category, at least for now. This series hasn't gone the way Wade or Australia would have liked. The Australian wicketkeeper-batsmen are yet to reach double figures in this series. Peter Handscomb, in fact, was favored over Wade in Indore. It was an indication that the Australians are now looking for options. Wade knows he needs to score runs to get picked. "I probably have not scored enough runs. My performance has been summed up by me getting dropped in the Indore ODI. So, there is no point sitting up here and thinking about what has already happened. My form with the bat has not been good enough. The selectors have told me that I need to score runs if I need to be picked," Wade said, providing an honest assessment of his efforts.
"I batted really well in India not so long ago so and I played really well in Sri Lanka. I have always felt I have done well in these conditions and done even better than some other places," "This is a new team and it will be nice to get some wins under our belt and get some continuity. It will be nice to play five or six matches with a similar looking team. Our players have not performed well enough, myself included. It will be nice to finish here with a win and then head into the Australian summer,"
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