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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Australia squad for KFC Twenty20 International Series against England announced

Australia has named a youthful squad for the T20 series against England next week, with Cameron White taking over the captaincy from Michael Clarke.There are also recalls for Brett Lee and Shaun Tait, while several young players have also been called up following good performances in state cricket.The squad in full is Cameron White, Tim Paine, Vice Captain, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Stephen O'Keefe, James Pattinson, Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Shane WatsonCommenting on the squad, NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said: "As you all know Michael Clarke has decided to retire from international Twenty20 cricket. Michael did an outstanding job as leader of our Twenty20 team and took us to the final of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup."Cameron White has been named as captain of the Twenty20 team and Tim Paine Vice captain. We are confident that they will provide outstanding leadership for what is a very exciting Twenty20 team."The NSP is taking the opportunity to look at some of our exciting young talent in this form of the game. Aaron Finch has been in outstanding form for Victoria and the NSP looks forward to watching him play at the highest level in this form of the game. James Pattinson is one of a crop of young fast bowlers with great potential and he impressed with his stint with the Australian side in India. We're sure he's ready for the challenge of international cricket."The squad also sees the return of Brett Lee and Shaun Tait. Both at their best are explosive bowlers and should add greatly to the team."