Alex Carey’s place in Australia’s ODI World Cup side is under pressure, with suggestions his form slump is linked to the fallout from the Jonny Bairstow dismissal during the Ashes.
Carey was out for a duck in Australia’s six-wicket loss to India in their World Cup opener, and he hasn’t reached 20 in seven of his last eight innings.
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In that game, Mitch Marsh dropped a catch that probably should have been taken by the wicketkeeper. It was a missed chance off Virat Kohli that that cost Australia virtually any hope of victory.
In his last 10 matches, Carey has only passed 30 with the bat once — a 99 against South Africa.
He was in career-best form earlier this year, making solid contributions with the bat an...
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