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The two 14-man squads will play tour matches during the ICC World Cup and in the build-up to the first Ashes Test on August 1, providing both the Cup squad with back-up options should injuries strike, while also allowing a host of Test regulars and hopefuls to acclimatise to English conditions ahead of the Ashes.
The Australia A one-day side will play five matches across 13 days from June 20, before the four-day squad play three matches, starting on July 7, July 13 and July 23. The last of those matches will be an Australia A v Australia contest, which looms as a critical selection showdown ahead of the Ashes opener less than a week later.
Throughout the five-week period and across the two formats, there will be no shortage of players given the opportunity to press their claims for national honours. CA
James Pattinson has been included in both squads.
"We have Joe Burns, Cameron Bancroft, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Siddle and Daniel Worrall in our sights but they have not been included in the squad and will continue to play through this period with their County teams," Hohns said.
"However, we have made it clear that strong form with their county teams will be taken into account for selection in the Ashes squad or the Australia v Australia A tour match.
"Following the four-day tour match in Hampshire we will be in a position to announce our squad for the Ashes."
So, unless I'm missing summat(which is normally the case) how come no mention on the yellow brick road(Notts Twitter site), Stuart Broad takes his Doberman Pincher for a walk and it's headline news but something major like this and its inconveniently overlooked?
ReplyDeleteI would have believe that that Doberman Pinscher played 4 Sheffield Shield games last winter, scoring 600 runs and taking 20 wickets, she is the replacement subject to CA approval. Mick Newell has been watching Crufts videos for weeks, just ask Lisa, she's sent him to the "doghouse".
DeleteWe could have looked at Jackson Bird as short cover replacement but he's been named in the 4day squad also. What a terrible shame
ReplyDeleteAs Australia A's first game is on June 20 this means James will only be available for four Championship games, none of which will be at Trent Bridge. At most he will only play three days cricket at TB for Notts.
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