Blewy
Cricketer Of The Year
AUSTRALIAN TEAM JUST RELEASED - 1100 MELBOURNE TIME
The ACB today announced a 12-man squad for the second Orange Test match against England, beginning in Adelaide on 21 November.
The squad is:
Stephen Waugh (captain), NSW, age 37, 152 caps, Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain), WA, age 31, 35 caps,
Andrew Bichel, QLD, age 32, 9 caps, Jason Gillespie, SA, age 27, 35 caps,
Matthew Hayden, QLD, age 31, 34 caps, Justin Langer, WA, age 31, 55 caps,
Brett Lee, NSW, age 26, 24 caps, Darren Lehmann, SA, age 32, 6 caps,
Damien Martyn, WA, age 31, 29 caps, Glenn McGrath, NSW, age 32, 88 caps,
Ricky Ponting, TAS, age 27, 60 caps, Shane Warne, VIC, age 33, 105 caps.
The squad is unchanged from the one named for the first Orange Test in Brisbane, a match won by Australia by 384 runs.
Commenting on the chosen 12, Chairman of Selectors Trevor Hohns said: There was the option to select two spinners in the squad but we have retained the same balance of attack we had in Brisbane.
That balance, of three fast bowlers and one spinner in the final 11, has worked well for us in the past in most conditions and did the job well for us at the Gabba so we saw no reason to change that mix for this Test match."
- Ends -
Australian Cricket Board
So all depending on the performances of Lee and Bichel in their respective Pura Cup games starting today who do u think will get the last Bowling spot???
The ACB today announced a 12-man squad for the second Orange Test match against England, beginning in Adelaide on 21 November.
The squad is:
Stephen Waugh (captain), NSW, age 37, 152 caps, Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain), WA, age 31, 35 caps,
Andrew Bichel, QLD, age 32, 9 caps, Jason Gillespie, SA, age 27, 35 caps,
Matthew Hayden, QLD, age 31, 34 caps, Justin Langer, WA, age 31, 55 caps,
Brett Lee, NSW, age 26, 24 caps, Darren Lehmann, SA, age 32, 6 caps,
Damien Martyn, WA, age 31, 29 caps, Glenn McGrath, NSW, age 32, 88 caps,
Ricky Ponting, TAS, age 27, 60 caps, Shane Warne, VIC, age 33, 105 caps.
The squad is unchanged from the one named for the first Orange Test in Brisbane, a match won by Australia by 384 runs.
Commenting on the chosen 12, Chairman of Selectors Trevor Hohns said: There was the option to select two spinners in the squad but we have retained the same balance of attack we had in Brisbane.
That balance, of three fast bowlers and one spinner in the final 11, has worked well for us in the past in most conditions and did the job well for us at the Gabba so we saw no reason to change that mix for this Test match."
- Ends -
Australian Cricket Board
So all depending on the performances of Lee and Bichel in their respective Pura Cup games starting today who do u think will get the last Bowling spot???
) and so has Gilchrist. In fact, I think Gilchrist's lowest score on the Adelaide Oval in interstate games in 99*..........
