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Sydney: Cricket Australia today announced the men’s and women’s squads for the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in the Caribbean from late April to mid May.
"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", NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said.
"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", he added.
"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."
Commenting on the women’s squad, WNSP Chair Christina Matthews said;
"The WNSP has selected a team that demonstrates a good mix of youth and experience that is strongly placed to challenge England for the title.
"The selection of Clea Smith to replace retired bowler Sarah Andrews brings some strong experience to the side. Clea was a member of the Australian side that won the 2005 50-over World Cup and her form in the latter half of this season showed the value she can bring to the squad.
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.
The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are in Group A alongside England, West Indies and South Africa; they play England on 5 May, South Africa on 7 May and West Indies on 9 May to decide who goes through to the next round.
Australia men's squad David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (capt), Cameron White, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, Daniel Christian, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Dirk Nannes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Shaun Tait.
The women's squad Jodie Fields (capt), Alex Blackwell (vice-capt), Jessica Cameron, Sarah Elliott, Rene Farrell, Rachael Haynes, Julie Hunter, Shelley Nitschke, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Leah Poulton, Lisa Sthalekar, Clea Smith, Elyse Villani
