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Australian gloveman Brad Haddin hopes quitting international Twenty20 cricket will help repel Tim Paine's challenge for his Test position.

Haddin said his retirement from international T20s wouldn't lead to surrendering his Test and one-day spots.

"I feel the time is now right for me to concentrate on Test and ODI cricket," Haddin said in a statement on Thursday.

"This decision has been made to prolong my effectiveness in these formats and provide me further time to prepare for the demands of ODI and Test cricket.

"I remain extremely determined to play cricket for Australia and believe this decision will help achieve this."

The 33-year-old Haddin quits after middling performances in 25 T20 matches for Australia - he never struck a half-century and averaged just 18.

Haddin was miffed when selectors chose the 26-year-old Tasmanian ahead of him for T20 matches in Australia last summer.

Paine, anointed as Haddin's successor in all formats, was named vice-captain for the T20 home matches.

Haddin said he would continue playing T20 by captaining the Sydney Sixers and playing for Kolkata Night Riders in the Indian Premier League

Goodonya Brad
Give up International 20/20 cricket to concentrate on other forms of cricket, which includes 20/20 cricket in 2 competitions
Oh the Paine the Paine of it all

mal wrote:Goodonya Brad
Give up International 20/20 cricket to concentrate on other forms of cricket, which includes 20/20 cricket in 2 competitions
Oh the Paine the Paine of it all

What odds you give me Mal that Paine doesn't get picked for the Seth Efricen T20 internationals??

am Bays wrote:

mal wrote:Goodonya Brad
Give up International 20/20 cricket to concentrate on other forms of cricket, which includes 20/20 cricket in 2 competitions
Oh the Paine the Paine of it all

What odds you give me Mal that Paine doesn't get picked for the Seth Efricen T20 internationals??

$1 exactly considering he is injured

Thought Id keep Haddin stuff together rather than another thread

Brad Haddin has been under fire for his batting on the tour of South Africa but now Ian Healy, the former Australia wicketkeeper, has delivered a stinging attack on Haddin's glovework. Healy said Haddin's work behind the stumps had been "substandard" in Sri Lanka and South Africa, although he said he believed Haddin was still the best man for Australia's wicketkeeping position.