Carey to make Aus Test debut as Paine replacement in Ashes opener

Last Updated: 02/12/21 7:35am

Alex Carey will make his Test debut in the Ashes opener at Brisbane

Alex Carey will make his Australia Test debut in the opening Ashes Test after it was confirmed he will replace former captain Tim Paine as wicket-keeper.

The 30-year-old, who has represented Australia in 45 one-day internationals and 38 T20 matches, will be behind the stumps at the Gabba on December 8 after Paine announced he was taking a leave of absence from all forms of cricket for ‘the foreseeable future’.

After the confirmation of his call-up, Carey said: “Debuting for Australia no matter where it is, it’s going to be super exciting and, yeah, for me to do that at the Gabba and in an Ashes series is again, boyhood dreams.”

Paine stood down as captain after media revelations he had been investigated and cleared over sexually explicit text messages sent to a female former colleague at Cricket Tasmania in 2017.

More to follow…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *