Cricket: Wade mounts case for test recall after one-day knock

Australia's Matthew Wade hits a ball from England's Mark Wood for four runs during the one day international cricket match between England and Australia. Photo / AP

Matthew Wade is prepared to fight his way back into Australian test cricket contention for the wicketkeeping role, having conceded ground on incumbent Peter Nevill in recent years.

Wade, speaking after arguably his most composed one-day international knock, conceded Nevill had the inside running for October's two-test tour of Bangladesh.

But after his unbeaten 71 dragged Australia from the relative trouble of 6-193 to a match-winning 6-305 against England yesterday, the 12-test veteran could start to mount a case for his recall.

It represented his second-highest ODI score, however considering his career-best of 75 in 2012 came against minnows Afghanistan, this match-winning innings undoubtedly ranks highly for the 27-year-old.

In the short term, it gives Wade a firmer grip on the limited-overs keeping role vacated by Brad Haddin, who retired from the format after Australia's World Cup triumph.

Wade is pleased with his international form recently, pointing to a successful stint against South Africa last summer as proof he's not been far off, and says he wants to cement that spot.

"I can look back over the last three or four years and try and tinker with things if I wanted to but it's more important for me now to really establish myself as a player in the one-day team again," said Wade, who most recently played test cricket in 2013.

"It's always tough when you're not in the team but luckily enough I got those opportunities. Every innings you play for Australia is important but at the start of the series it's nice to get away for sure."

Nevill finished Australia's failed Ashes campaign as the first-choice wicketkeeper, and Haddin's future remains unclear but it seems most likely he's played his last test match.

The door is ajar at both test and one-day level ready for Haddin's successor to step forward.

"Nev played pretty well during the Ashes so I'd presume he's going to take the gloves in the Bangladesh tour but that's fine. I'll keep working hard and keep putting good performances forward and hopefully we can push each other as hard as we can."

- AAP