Gilchrist to miss first 3 weeks of WC

[IloveGilly]

Australia's World Cup plans have been thrown into further disarray with the news that Adam Gilchrist is to miss the first three weeks of the tournament to attend the birth of his third child. Gilchrist's wife, Mel, is due to give birth just days before the squad flies out from Sydney on February 28.

Cricinfo Full Story: Link

Now a bigger chance for Haddin to perform but that story hints that Haddin may included in the team as a specialist batsman.

"It's such an important tournament that my leaning is to take a second specialist wicketkeeper, but that second specialist wicketkeeper has to offer us more than just wicketkeeping," said John Buchanan. "It has to be able to offer us batting potential and probably top-seven material. That's my personal leaning and I've expressed that to the selectors."

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Oh cmon Gilly , Dont do that , we r already in trouble , now its a biigest shock after Roy's injury

 

[prarara]

I think that his child is a little more important than a few matches.

 

[andrew_nixon]

And what was wrong with the World Cup thread?