Carey unfazed by Australia's hectic Test schedule demands

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 00:32 · Archive

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey says concentration will not suffer despite keeping to over 16,000 balls in a year.

Alex Carey believes he is ready for Australia's demanding schedule, confident that concentration will not be an issue as he keeps wicket to more than 16,000 balls over a year. Carey performed well in the first Test against South Africa in Durban, highlighted by a crucial diving catch on day five. Australia is now three Tests into a run of up to 20 Tests over a 12-month period, beginning with their drawn series against Bangladesh and culminating in next year's Ashes.

Based on the average length of Australia's Tests over the past five years, Carey kept to no less than 16,340 balls in Tests during that period, not accounting for training, warm-ups or other forms of cricket. Much of the discussion about Australia's schedule has focused on whether bowlers can play each Test, but Carey's workload is also significant.

Casey said he maintains a good balance through experience outside cricket and aims to play each game as it comes. He described himself as someone who stays focused between balls and works through his processes, rarely finding concentration to be problematic.

Carey unfazed by Australia's hectic Test schedule demands — Image: The West Australian

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16,340 squats no concern for Carey amid hectic scheduleAlex Carey will keep wicket to more balls in the space of a year than some wicketkeepers do in a lifetime -- but the Australian says concentration is no issue.The West Australian · 16 Oct, 00:03
16,340 squats no concern for Carey amid hectic scheduleAlex Carey will keep wicket to more balls in the space of a year than some wicketkeepers do in a lifetime -- but the Australian says concentration is no issue.Perth Now · 16 Oct, 00:03

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