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CibbuanoMichael 'Pup' Clarke to captain Australia against Bangladesh
August 17th 2008 23:14
Injury has forced Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting out of the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh in Darwin which starts later this month. In his absence, vice-captain Michael Clarke will take over the captaincy for the three-game series with Mike Hussey as his deputy.
The 27 year-old batsman is unbeaten as captain having led Australia for the final two one-dayers of the West Indies tour recently as well as winning both Twenty20 internationals when in charge of the team.
Could Haydo return for the Bangladesh series?
The 14-man squad announced includes some familiar names including opening batsman Matthew Hayden who has still been included despite concerns over his fitness after receiving on-going treatment on a troublesome Achilles tendon.
Australian coach Tim Nielsen said of Hayden: "We are very hopeful of Matthew Hayden being able to rejoin the team and our medical staff will continue to monitor him over the next two weeks."
Australian team physio Alex Kountouris said: "Matthew Hayden is progressing well with his rehabilitation following an Achilles tendon injury. His availability for the series will be determined over the next two weeks."
The three-game ODI series against Bangladesh begins on August 30 with the second and third games falling on September 3 and 6 respectively.
Squad: Michael Clarke (capt), Michael Hussey, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, James Hopes, David Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
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