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Sydney: Captain Michael Clarke was rested and senior batsman Mike Hussey omitted from the Australian squad named on Sunday for the opening two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka this month.
The Cricket Australia (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) has announced a 13-player squad for the first two Commonwealth Bank Series matches against Sri Lanka on 11 January at the MCG and 13 January at the Adelaide Oval.
Commenting on the squad, National Selector John Inverarity said: “Missing from the last Australian ODI team that played Pakistan in Sharjah on 3 September are Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Warner, Matthew Wade, Dan Christian and James Pattinson.
Michael has been battling a hamstring injury for a few weeks and will have a break, as will Matthew Wade and David Warner.
These three players have played in all six Vodafone Test matches this summer and the intention is to have them returning to the ODI squad refreshed.
Taking a long term view towards the ICC Cricket World Cup the NSP has decided not to include Michael Hussey in the squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series.
James Pattinson, together with Shane Watson, were not considered for selection in these two games as they are yet to return to full fitness, while Dan Christian has not been included in the squad.
Commonwealth Bank one-day international 13-man squad:
