Squads for the VB Series and Australia A matches
Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland today announced that the National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen the following squads for the opening VB Series matches against England and Australia A's one-day matches against an England XI and the Sri Lankans.
The Australian squad to face England in the VB Series matches on 13 December in Sydney and 15 December in Melbourne is:
| Name | State | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | TAS | 27 |
| Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain) | WA | 30 |
| Michael Bevan | NSW | 32 |
| Andrew Bichel | QLD | 32 |
| Jason Gillespie | SA | 27 |
| Matthew Hayden | QLD | 30 |
| Brett Lee | NSW | 25 |
| Darren Lehmann | SA | 32 |
| Damien Martyn | WA | 31 |
| Glenn McGrath | NSW | 32 |
| Shane Warne | VIC | 33 |
| Shane Watson | TAS | 21 |
The Australia A squad for its matches against an England XI on 8 December in Sydney and the Sri Lankans on 14 December in Brisbane is:
| Name | State | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer (captain) | WA | 31 |
| Jimmy Maher (vice-captain) | QLD | 28 |
| Greg Blewett | SA | 31 |
| Nathan Bracken | NSW | 25 |
| Stuart Clark | NSW | 27 |
| Michael Clarke | NSW | 21 |
| Ryan Campbell | WA | 30 |
| Nathan Hauritz | QLD | 21 |
| Brad Hogg | WA | 31 |
| Michael Hussey | WA | 27 |
| Ashley Noffke | QLD | 25 |
| Andrew Symonds | QLD | 27 |
| Brad Williams | WA | 27 |
Commenting on the squads, NSP Chairman Trevor Hohns said: "We have only picked 12 players in the VB Series squad because there is a week-long gap between our second and third matches and that gap gives us the opportunity to re-assess our options as the series moves forward," Hohns said.
"We will be looking for players selected in the Australia A squad to press for senior Australian representation in both the VB Series and the final World Cup touring party that has to be chosen by the end of December."
This summer's VB Series begins with a day-night match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday 13 December.
The VB Series, this summer contested by Australia, England and Sri Lanka, involves 12 qualifying matches with each team playing the other two sides four times each.
Following the qualifying matches the top two sides will then contest a best-of-three finals series with matches in Sydney (Thursday 23 January), Melbourne (Saturday 25 December) and, if required, Adelaide (Monday 27 January).
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