Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist will miss Thursday’s final one-day game with new Zealand to rest ahead of the upcoming test series against India. Bradd Haddin will replace Gilchrist with Australia needing to win or tie to regain the Chappel-Hadlee Trophy.
It’s important his workload is managed with four test and a one-day series a head,”said chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch. Coach Tim Nelson denied that rotating players is a sign of arrogance.” It was planned a month ago when we looked at the programme,” he said. “It gives us a chance for him to go home to Perth for a bit of a break and come back to Melbourne (to play India on Boxing Day) fresh, which was always important for us heading into the first test”.