BRAD Haddin is set to return for Australia's one-day series again Bangladesh in Darwin next month after being told he doesn't require surgery on his broken finger. The Australia Test and one-day wicketkeeper was sent home from the Caribbean last week after playing for more than a month with the injury.
But after seeing a specialist in Sydney, the 30-year-old has avoided an operation on his right ring finger, with the injury expected to be fully healed in the next 2-3 weeks.
Australia host Bangladesh in a three-match series starting late August, which marks the start of a crowded 16 months of cricket for the Australians.
With Haddin out, West Australian Luke Ronchi has filled in admirably behind the stumps during Australia's one-day series against the Windies, but he admits he is only keeping the gloves warm for the New South Welshman.
"Hads is that good of a player and he hasn't done anything wrong, so I don't think there's any way I'm going to push him out of the spot at all," said Ronchi.
"When I play, I play as well as I can, and if it happens to lead onto more and better things, then hopefully that does happen, but at the moment it's more of a replacement position."
Australia hold an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their one-day series against the Windies with the final two games in St Kitts on Friday and Sunday.
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