Australia Names Squad for 4-Test Series in India - Thursday Jan 31,2013

 

Australia Names 17-man squad for 4-Test Series in India -Feb 22-March 26,2013

Selectors on Thursday Jan 31,2013 announced a large and diverse range of bowling options, including five pacemen, two specialists spinners, uncapped allrounder Maxwell who bats in the middle order and bowls offbreaks and medium pace allrounder Moises Henriques.

Vice-captain Shane Watson was picked as a specialist batsman and opener David Warner was included despite a thumb injury which has ruled him out of the five-match limited-overs series against the West Indies starting Friday. Batsmen Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith have also been included as Australia searches for long-term replacements for recently-retired veterans Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey.

James Pattinson returns to the test lineup after injury to join a five-strong pace attack including Peter Siddle, Jackson Bird, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson.

Squad:
Michael Clarke (capt), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Moises Henriques, James Pattinson, Xavier Doherty, Jackson Bird, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith

Test series (Border/Gavaskar Trophy)

 

First Test -M A Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai Feb 22-26,2013

Second Test -Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium,Hyderabad March 2-6,2013

Third Test -Punjab CA Stadium,Mohali,Chandigarh March 14-18,2013

Fourth Test -Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi March 22-26,2013