ACB Squads for the VB Series and Australia A matches
Australian Cricket Board - 2 December 2002

Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland today announced that the National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen the following squads for the opening VB Series matches against England and Australia A's one-day matches against an England XI and the Sri Lankans.

The Australian squad to face England in the VB Series matches on 13 December in Sydney and 15 December in Melbourne is:

NameStateAGE
Ricky Ponting (captain)TAS27
Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain)WA30
Michael BevanNSW32
Andrew BichelQLD32
Jason GillespieSA27
Matthew HaydenQLD30
Brett LeeNSW25
Darren LehmannSA32
Damien MartynWA31
Glenn McGrathNSW32
Shane WarneVIC33
Shane WatsonTAS21

The Australia A squad for its matches against an England XI on 8 December in Sydney and the Sri Lankans on 14 December in Brisbane is:

NameStateAGE
Justin Langer (captain)WA31
Jimmy Maher (vice-captain)QLD28
Greg BlewettSA31
Nathan BrackenNSW25
Stuart ClarkNSW27
Michael ClarkeNSW21
Ryan CampbellWA30
Nathan HauritzQLD21
Brad HoggWA31
Michael HusseyWA27
Ashley NoffkeQLD25
Andrew SymondsQLD27
Brad WilliamsWA27

Commenting on the squads, NSP Chairman Trevor Hohns said: "We have only picked 12 players in the VB Series squad because there is a week-long gap between our second and third matches and that gap gives us the opportunity to re-assess our options as the series moves forward," Hohns said.

"We will be looking for players selected in the Australia A squad to press for senior Australian representation in both the VB Series and the final World Cup touring party that has to be chosen by the end of December."

This summer's VB Series begins with a day-night match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday 13 December.

The VB Series, this summer contested by Australia, England and Sri Lanka, involves 12 qualifying matches with each team playing the other two sides four times each.

Following the qualifying matches the top two sides will then contest a best-of-three finals series with matches in Sydney (Thursday 23 January), Melbourne (Saturday 25 December) and, if required, Adelaide (Monday 27 January).

© 2002 Australian Cricket Board


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