WILLING TO SLIP LOWER DOWN THE ORDER IF TEAM WANTS: WADE

MELBOURNE: Australia batsman Matthew Wade, who has opened in the first two Tests against India, has stated that he is willing to bat lower down the order and or even sit out if both the regular openers in the squad—Will Pucovski and David Warner—return to the playing XI. Both Warner and Pucovski have joined the Australian Test squad and have attended nets with Warner making clear that he would play the third Test even if he isn’t 100 per cent fit. “I’ll prepare to bat where I have been batting (opening) and if I slide down then I am comfortable batting there,” said Wade while speaking to the media during an interaction on Sunday morning. “We expect David to play. So it will be me and David or we make a change. Not sure if it will be me and Will,” added Wade.