White, Hussey and Nannes in squad for World T20
Tue, 30 March 2010
Cricket Australia today announced the men's squads for the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in the Caribbean from late April to mid May. The men's squad is: Michael Clarke (NSW) - Captain Cameron White (VIC) - Vice-captain Daniel Christian (SA) Brad Haddin (NSW) Nathan Hauritz (NSW) David Hussey (VIC) Mike Hussey (WA) Mitchell Johnson (WA) Brett Lee (NSW) Dirk Nannes (VIC) Tim Paine (TAS) Steven Smith (NSW) Shaun Tait (SA) David Warner (NSW) Shane Watson (NSW) Commenting on the men's squad, NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said; "We've been preparing hard for this tournament since the last event and we're pleased with the squad's performance in recent games, under the captaincy of Michael Clarke. The squad has a good mix of experience and exciting young talent and is capable, at its best, of playing competitive and entertaining Twenty20 cricket. "While Brett Lee hasn't played the amount of cricket we would've liked him to in preparation for this World Cup, at his best he is one of the best Twenty20 cricketers in the world. He also has the opportunity of continuing to play in the IPL as preparation for this tournament. Ryan Harris is extremely unlucky to miss selection given his strong performances in all forms of the game in recent times for Australia. "Dan Christian had limited opportunities in the lead-up to this selection but we see him an exciting Twenty20 cricketer with his all-round skills with bat and ball. "Travis Birt is also unlucky to miss selection. He also had limited opportunity leading up to selection but we've gone with Mike Hussey who brings great international experience and is in fantastic form in all formats of the game right now. We've also added Tim Paine to give us cover in case of injury to Brad Haddin and of course, Tim's ability with the bat, which saw him have a great KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, more than warrants his selection." The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 will be held in the Caribbean commencing on 30 April with the final on Sunday 16 May. The Australian men's team is in Group A alongside Pakistan and Bangladesh, with Australia's first pool match against Pakistan on Sunday 2 May (St Lucia) before playing Bangladesh on Wednesday 5 May (Barbados) to decide who goes through to the next round. For more information about the ICC World Twenty20 please visit http://www.icc-cricket.com/
