Nevill urged his global presentation with seven gets and a windy 45 in his solitary innings as Australia whipped Britain by 405 races to win the second Test at Master's and level the five-match arrangement at 1-1.
Haddin missed that match for "family reasons", starting a civil argument in the matter of whether he or Nevill - his agent at New South Wales - would be behind the stumps at Edgbaston when the third Test begins on Wednesday.
Be that as it may, that Nevill would keep his place seemed all the more probable when he was behind the stumps for the entire of Derbyshire's solitary innings in their drawn visit match with Australia a week ago - a match where Haddin was in the outfield.
Furthermore, with Haddin, who resigned from one-day worldwide cricket in the wake of helping Australia win the World Glass this year, turning 38 in October it creates the impression that the 29-year-old Nevill now has the opportunity to make the position his own.
The choice was made by on-visit selector Rodney Swamp, one of Australia's most prominent wicketkeepers, and mentor Darren Lehmann.
"Bar and Boof (Lehmann) came and addresses me and let me know what they were considering," Clarke said.
"It's clearly a great deal harder for me, on the grounds that I have that connection to Hadds - I've grown up playing cricket with him; we've hung out, and I adore the way that he's still here buckling down," included New South Wales batsman Clarke.
"Then again, Nev benefitted as much as possible from his chance in the second Test.
"I thought he batted truly well and I thought he kept especially well. So it's an intense one when you sit in the center, however that is the way the selectors have gone - and I regard their choice."
The 66-times topped Haddin now winds up in the part of store guardian - a position he possessed 10 years back when serving as understudy to Adam Gilchrist on his first Powder visit in 2005.
Haddin has been Nevill's guide following the more youthful gloveman left Victoria for New South Wales in 2008. (AFP)