GRAY NICOLLS CRICKET NEWS

ASHES TEAM ANNOUNCED

Wed 20 May 2009

ASHES SQUAD ANNOUNCED

Chief Test selector Andrew Hilditch this morning named a 16-man ASHES squad for the five-Test series which included GRAY-NICOLLS athletes Marcus North and Andrew McDonald.

Both athletes are said to have been selected based on the important role they played in Australia's Test series victory in South Africa last month.

The five-Test series starts with the first Test in Cardiff from July 8 and finishes with the fifth Test at The Oval in late August.

Australia's Ashes squad: R. Ponting (c), M. Clarke (vc), S. Clark, B. Haddin, N. Hauritz, B. Hilfenhaus, P. Hughes, M. Hussey, M. Johnson, S. Katich, B. Lee, A. McDonald, M. North, P. Siddle, G. Manou, S. Watson.

David Hussey, Shaun Marsh, Andrew Symonds, David Warner and Cameron White will all be put to the selection table shortly for the limited over sides to play England after the Test series.

Furthermore, The Australian Twenty20 World Cup squad will depart for the England on Wednesday, which includes GRAY-NICOLLS athletes Andrew Symonds, David Warner and David Hussey.