Alex Carey outlines how his omission from Australia's ODI World Cup roster had a 'silver lining'

Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey revealed that he was disappointed after spending most of the World Cup warming the bench. The player was a part of the World Cup squad but he lost his spot to Josh Inglis after the initial couple of games. Australia ended up winning the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

3 things you need to know

• Aussie Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey recently expressed his disappointment
• Carey admitted that he was dejected after being replaced in the World Cup
• Carey is ready to prove his mettle once again

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Alex Carey on being disappointed after World Cup snub

Carey stated that he was both startled and disappointed by the situation. The 32-year-old, however, later embraced his state. "I then processed it and resumed working nicely in nets."

"I was surprised. Obviously really disappointed to lose my spot there. But, I guess once that news was delivered it was, I guess process it, try to learn from it and then go to work in the nets," Carey was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

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Carey on the impact of the snub

Carey went on to claim that the omission has given him the opportunity to fine-tune his skills under the tutelage of former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper  Andy Flower and Australia's batting coach Michael Di Venuto.

"The silver lining is I had a mini pre-season over there as well. Always being ready to play but I was able to, I guess pick my game apart and work with some new faces and with different minds in the game. Having Andy Flower over there was great as well.

"Now he's a fantastic bloke. And working alongside Michael Di Venuto was great. Different ways to look at the game. Certain areas to score. It was nice just to get different opinions and talk to different people," the 32-year-old added.