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22-Aug-2009 04:50:00 GMT
ICC Champions Trophy, 2009

David Hussey Ruled-out From Champions Trophy Squad

Sydney: Middle-order batsman Adam Voges has been recalled to the Australian one-day squad for the Champions Trophy while David Hussey and Marcus North missed out.

Western Australia's Voges, played his only ODI for Australia in 2007. Earlier this month he scored his first hundred for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship where he is playing as an overseas player. He also aggregated 311 runs from eight one-day matches in Australia's domestic season last year.

Apart from Tim Paine, all members of Australia's one-day squad to play seven matches in England, are part of the Champions Trophy squad. The squad includes six fast bowlers - Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brett Lee, Peter Siddle and Shane Watson - and two frontline spinners Nathan Hauritz and Cameron White.

Though Michael Hussey's form in Tests has been below par - he has averaged just over 22 in the Ashes so far - his one-day performances have been consistent this year and the selectors have kept their faith in him. But his brother David was left out after averaging 21.87 from 16 one-day innings this year.

North was part of the squad that played Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in May but could not make a strong case for himself in the two chances he got - he scored only six.

Squad: Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke (vc), Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brad Haddin (wk) Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.


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