Out-of-favour wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has all but given up hope of figuring in the international triangular one-day series after admitting replacement Matthew Wade deserves to retain his spot.
Haddin is expecting to be again left out of the Australian squad when the line-up for the next batch of matches is named and can see no way back this summer.
His cause has not been helped by poor returns in Sydney grade cricket at the weekend, scoring one and three for Eastern Suburbs in separate limited overs games, but it's Wade's steady form with bat and gloves that is doing the loudest talking.
Haddin refused to speak to the media after his failure for Easts on Saturday but told Sky Sports Radio in a paid interview on Monday: "He (Wade) seems to have made a pretty good transition to the one-day team."
"He's playing with a bit of energy and from what I've seen I can see no reason why you should move him."
"I can see no reason why that should change."
"I'm still out of the one-day team and I can't be sitting around waiting for my phone to ring to play one-day cricket again."
"My job is to make sure I am up and running to where I need to be for the Test series (against West Indies in March/April)."
Haddin will attempt to fight his way back to form via the Sheffield Shield when NSW travel to Perth to take on Western Australia in the match starting Friday.
He has been working with specialist batting coach Mark O'Neill in a bid to tighten his technique and believes runs are just around the corner despite his recent poor returns.
"Obviously you'd like more runs but I'm comfortable where I'm at," Haddin said.
"I'll be a lot more disappointed if I don't get any this weekend in Perth but I'm content."
Elaborating on his work with O'Neill, Haddin explained: "I felt like I lost access to the ball. I lost my rhythm."
"I was sitting back a bit on the ball so I had to make sure my head was going towards the ball and allow my hands access to the ball."