Haddin leaves tour early to be with family

Brad Haddin flew home to Australia on Tuesday evening for family reasons, ending an unhappy Ashes tour early to be with his wife, Karina, and children.

After a poor display in the first Test of the Ashes series in Cardiff, Haddin withdrew from the team for the Lord's match to spend time in hospital with his ill daughter Mia, and was then not re-selected for the third Test at Edgbaston, a decision that not all members of the touring party agreed with.

Haddin took the decision with good grace, and provided plentiful support to Peter Nevill, the gloveman who replaced him, while playing a more peripheral role around the squad.

There have been signs that Haddin's mind has been on other things the longer the tour has gone on, as his net sessions in particular became more perfunctory.

He was unlikely to be chosen for the final Test of the series at The Oval, and a Cricket Australia spokesperson confirmed he had now flown home while also asking that the family's privacy be respected.