Wade set for more overs

Wade became the first Australian wicket-keeper since Rod Marsh in 1984 to bowl earlier this week, topping 130km/h and delivering a maiden in the final over before tea on day five.

As a result, Clarke believes the nation’s first choice gloveman could become a regular fixture, should Australia require his services into the future.

“We’re going to see more of Matthew Wade bowling in Test cricket, that’s for sure,” Clarke wrote in his News Limited column.

“Matt got me out a couple of times in the nets and got himself an over in Test cricket. It won’t be his last.

“He loves his bowling.

“And it reinforces my belief since I’ve been captain that it doesn’t matter how we get 20 wickets or who takes them to win the Test.”

Wade is poised to celebrate his 25^th birthday on Boxing Day when he makes his debut appearance on the most cherished fixture on the international circuit.

Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers teammate Peter Siddle is poised to run out on the MCG alongside Wade, fresh off his man-of-the-match performance in the opening Test, with a vocal home crowd expected.

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