Cricket-Australia's Carey relishing competition for World Cup slot


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 02 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup Semi Final - Australia v England - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - July 11, 2019 Australia's Alex Carey Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Alex Carey has no shortage of competition to be Australia's wicketkeeper at the Twenty20 World Cup later this year but the 29-year-old says the race for the gloves is bringing out the best in him.

Australia have picked four wicketkeepers in their white-ball squads for tours of West Indies and Bangladesh before they chase their maiden Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October-November.

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