Home comforts for Haddin

Brad Haddin is excited about playing in front of his home crowd © Getty Images

Australia’s Brad Haddin admits he is relishing the prospect of keeping wicket in front of his home fans ahead of the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh.

Haddin, 30, is yet to keep wicket on home soil since being handed the gloves on a permanent basis following Adam Gilchrist’s retirement earlier this year.

The three-match series against Bangladesh begins in Darwin on August 31 and Haddin is looking forward to establishing his place as the world champions’ first choice behind the stumps.

“It's the first time I've had the opportunity to keep in Australia since Adam (Gilchrist) retired,” Haddin said.

“I'm jumping at the bit to have an opportunity to play in front of an Australian crowd."

Haddin’s international ambitions have suffered in the giant-sized shadow of Gilchrist and he has had to be content with irregular appearances for his country.

He was selected for Australia’s tour of the West Indies in June, where he made his Test debut, but a fractured finger prematurely ended his stay.

He has only just got over that injury, but allayed any fears he may not be able to play in the Bangladesh series during the recent two-day training camp in Brisbane.

"I got the cast off last week, the results were good. The fracture is stable and I'm right to get back into cricket," he added.

"It was frustrating for a while because it took a little bit longer to get right.

"Over the last two days I've had a great chance to test it out and I've had no problems."

Haddin looks set to be promoted to the top of the Australia order with regular opener Matthew Hayden ruled out of the series with the heel injury that forced his own early return from the Caribbean.

Haddin has spent most of his brief ODI career at number seven, but the New South Welshman is looking forward to the opportunity to test himself as an opener.

"I've been lucky I've batted from one to seven," he said.

"In the early days it was a little difficult getting used to that. But I think as you get older and you mature more for a personal point of view, I'm not really fussed these days.

"I'm pretty comfortable in the role I've been playing at six and seven in the middle order."