Five in the Champions Trophy Squad
ICC
A preliminary squad has been announced for the ICC champions trophy to be held between the 22nd September to the 5th of October. The tournament will be held in South Africa.
The squad is:
Ricky Ponting (c) – TAS, 35
Michael Clarke (vc) – NSW, 28
Doug Bollinger – NSW, 27
Nathan Bracken – NSW, 31
Callum Ferguson – SA, 24
Brett Geeves – TAS, 27
Brad Haddin – NSW, 31
Ryan Harris – QLD, 29
Nathan Hauritz – NSW, 27
Moises Henriques – NSW, 22
Ben Hilfenhaus – TAS, 26
Jon Holland – VIC, 22
James Hopes – QLD, 30
Phillip Hughes – NSW, 20
David Hussey – VIC , 32
Mike Hussey – WA , 34
Mitchell Johnson – WA , 27
Jason Krejza – TAS, 26
Brett Lee – NSW, 32
Shaun Marsh – WA, 26
Andrew McDonald – VIC, 28
Clinton McKay – VIC, 26
Marcus North – WA, 29
Tim Paine – TAS, 24
Peter Siddle – VIC, 24
Shaun Tait – SA, 26
Adam Voges – WA, 29
David Warner – NSW, 22
Shane Watson – NSW, 28
Cameron White – VIC, 25
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch says the squad, which must be trimmed to 15 by August 23rd.
The Australian Fixture:
Group A
Saturday 26 September: Australia v West Indies (The Wanderers)
Monday 28 September: Australia v India (Centurion)
Wednesday 30 September: Australia v Pakistan (Centurion)
Semi Finals
Friday 2 October: 1st Semi Final – 1st Group A v 2nd Group B (Centurion)
Saturday 3 October: 2nd Semi Final – 1st Group B v 2nd Group A (The Wanderers)
